On Mon, 29 May 2000, Michael Cule <mikec_at_room3b.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Subject: Rape
>
> Hmm, wonder what attitude the matriarchal Esrolians take towards rape.
> Even more forbidding than the Orlanthi, I'd bet.
>
Or not. The women hold the power in Esrolia. It might be too
embarrassing for her to admit that a mere male took advantage of her. I
imagine she would see to his undoing by more private means*. A woman raping
a man however, might be viewed in the same light in Esrolia as a man who
rapes a woman in Orlanthi country. I suppose it depends on how far you want
to conflate "matriarchy" and "gender role reversal."
Later,
Phil
- This could end up being more forbidding as heinous acts happen to these
males while the culture denies the acts existence and allows no recourse
against them.
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