Re: Thunder Rebels

From: ian_hammond_cooper_at_...
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 15:07:15 -0000

"Gareth Martin" wrote:
>
> > TR is trying to portray mainstream Orlanthi society. IMHO that is
> > something we always needed. TR is about a culture, both its
heroic
> > and its non-heroic aspects. As a *Dark Ages* culture, lacking
> > technology or birth-control, women and men will tend to be pushed
> > into certain roles by biology. Do not confuse the existence of
gender
>
> Well thats such a hoary old falsehood I think you have well
> expressed the concerns being raised. Why on earth to we continue
> to propagate this mythology in the modern day and age?

So gender discrimnation in Dark Ages cultures based on biological roles in particular pregnancy and childbirth and physical strength are myths. Hmmm, any supporting evidence?

Feminism does not necessarily imply Liberal Feminism i.e. we are all equal. You should also appreciate that feminist theories such as Reverse Bioligism, and New French Feminism (in particular see Julia Kristeva) suggest that rejecting bioligical difference only occurs where we devalue those biological differences as negative. They state we are all different, but celebrate that difference (vive la difference).

Ernalda seems far more the latter than the former.

But this is getting very OT, if you really want to discuss feminist political theory you might want to talk off-list.

Ian