Re: Re: What's a Keyword? Gender Issues

From: Jane Williams <janewilliams20_at_...>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:41:11 +0000 (GMT)

> Donald:
>
> > I'd agree that upper class DH women are very
> unlikely
> > to even learn how to use a dagger but in the
> rougher
> > parts of the cities I'm sure many woman learn to
> use a knife or dagger for self defence.

Trotsky:
> It may well be that 'many' do... but a cultural
> keyword (at least, as I
> use and understand them) is about what 'almost
> everyone' does, which isn't quite the same thing.

And also about skills which are regarded as normal for that group. Those women learn to use a dagger *despite* being "Dara Happan female", not because of it. It's off their "sane human with self-preservation instincts" keyword :)                 

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