> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: 14 February 2001 12:17
> To: HeroWars_at_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: Vinga's Skirts
>
>
> Gareth Martin:
>
> << > Hmm... I honestly don't see it that way. Vinga is a woman, so why
> > shouldn't she dress like one? The red hair is a symbol of Vinga,
>
> Really? I could have sworn she was a warrior. >>
>
> She's both; that's why she wears both a skirt and
> trousers. It indicates
> she's taken up a warrior role without abandoning her
> femininity. Whereas the
Is it your suggestion that women in trousers are not feminine?
Is a woman in trousers alone "unnatural" in Heortland as they would be in
Afghanistan?
Why is a warrior role incompatible with feminity such that some have to
abandon their sex and others are obliged to keep certain symbols of their
sex?
Is there an equivalent Heortland custom of men giving up their sex?
Seeing as I don't see this incompatibility, I don't see any need for a female warrior to carry a flag saying she is female. I am questioning why game designers feel a need to present this, rather than its internal consistancy in the Orlanthi psyche.
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