Interesting view point.

I know plenty of women who cannot be described as "soft and nurturing". For me it's a question of nature versus nurture, and not all women's upbringing is conducive to softness. Some are brought up with a focus to become strong, independent and take care of themselves in any situation. And the best part about it is that these women, contrary to what I hear many people say, are no worse than your soft and nurturing cliche types. After all, people are all different...

I'm soft and girly. I do traditional feminine activities (cook, bake, sew, crochet, paint, garden, church, etc.) but I will kick butt,too. A masculine armor will not help you. You can ask my son. To him I am at times a pure hell raiser! I think I acquired this skill because my mother was very submissive to the men in her life and they took full advantage of that. I can still hear my little girl voice vow not to let others trample me. I'm definitely out of the box when it comes to a feminine description.