Rape etc

From: David Cake <dave_at_difference.com.au>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 12:01:22 -0400

Alex wrote:
>David Cake:
>> Think of a rape as being like any other very nasty act of
>> extreme violence. In Glorantha, this means that for some cultures,
>> sometimes, its OK.
>
>While a familiar line, I don't see how that helps us in Glorantha.
>The Orlanthi, in particular, are well-documented _not_ to regard
>'rape' and 'violence' in the same way, at all.

        That wasn't my intended reasoning - I meant 'like other acts of extreme violence, just because it is very nasty doesn't mean that all cultures regard it as wrong in all contexts' - I agree that cultures like the Orlanthi do treat rape differently to other forms of violence, for example.

> > I'm sure its always chaotic to the Ernaldans, not quite as
>> sure about the Orlanthi (but certainly most of the time).
>
>This is a cultural, rather than a cultic issue, I'd be firmly of
>the opinion.

        Er, yes, when I say Ernaldans I really meant something along the lines of 'Ernalda dominated Orlanthi cultures eg the Esrolians'.

	Regards
		David

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