... they are sexually liberated

From: Julian Lord <jlord_at_...>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:14:58 +0100


M & M :  

> >>And they are sexually liberated...
>
> >Can't say I'd noticed this about the Orlanthi, they are very much
> >like many medieval cultures in the way they operate within the
> >family.
>
> Well, there's Yinkin and Eurmal, but they could exist anywhere I
> guess. Then Vingans, who, "can enjoy men [plural] whenever they like"
> (as I recall the wording, though is that only on the Other Side?)
> This is contrasted to the Lunars, who are generally portrayed as
> either uptight Puritan Dara Happans (about whom Greg has made his
> feelings clear) or corrupted orgy-loving courtesans.

This is a deep Ulerian cosmology thread, best suited to the GD.

Hint : perception of sexual mores and "liberation" from them are cultural elements, not absolute factors.

Julian Lord

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