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Re: Yes and no. dacole Send a noteboard - 26/12/2011 03:12:01 AM
I would have to disagree with the way you are characterizing the middle ages and the fact you expect him to be a scholar of medieval women's studies. The fact that women held no political power, had no education, no health care and no ability to keep from reproducing WAS the reasons for their inequality. As we have seen the things that gave them equality in the modern world are in fact the addition of these things.

A medieval culture without women having access to these things WOULD be naturally misogynistic and I have seen no good evidence to believe otherwise.

But again this is a fantasy story and we are really taking to much to seriously here.
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Violence, rape, and agency in the "gritty fantasies" Larry - 17/12/2011 01:36:54 PM 2047 Views
Hm, ok. Dan - 17/12/2011 10:51:21 PM 1472 Views
I think we largely agree Larry - 17/12/2011 11:23:00 PM 1326 Views
Re: Hm, ok. dacole - 26/12/2011 01:08:14 AM 1334 Views
Martin, Goodkind... Wibble - 18/12/2011 01:58:33 PM 1319 Views
More than just those Larry - 18/12/2011 08:15:27 PM 1228 Views
Re: More than just those dacole - 26/12/2011 01:13:21 AM 1175 Views
Re: Martin, Goodkind... dacole - 26/12/2011 01:11:12 AM 1137 Views
On more of a "meta" level, what makes a fantasy story "gritty" in the first place? Macharius - 19/12/2011 02:58:57 PM 1181 Views
There has to be something more, though. Nate - 19/12/2011 03:47:56 PM 1350 Views
Re: There has to be something more, though. Macharius - 19/12/2011 05:29:30 PM 1227 Views
Re: There has to be something more, though. Werthead - 19/12/2011 09:06:14 PM 1206 Views
I agree about Martin - haven't read enough Bakker to judge. Legolas - 19/12/2011 09:56:17 PM 1275 Views
My problem with aSoIaF... fionwe1987 - 20/12/2011 05:16:42 AM 1313 Views
The Rhoynish influence pretty much ends in Dorne. Werthead - 20/12/2011 06:15:54 AM 1247 Views
And that makes sense? fionwe1987 - 20/12/2011 08:54:16 AM 1410 Views
Yes and no. Werthead - 20/12/2011 03:10:54 PM 1404 Views
Re: Yes and no. dacole - 26/12/2011 03:12:01 AM 1186 Views
The power and influence of women in the Middle Ages was limited, but not non-existent. Werthead - 26/12/2011 01:37:40 PM 1165 Views
Re: The power and influence of women in the Middle Ages was limited, but not non-existent. dacole - 29/12/2011 02:47:06 AM 1319 Views
Re: And that makes sense? bugmenot - 18/05/2012 01:42:52 AM 1286 Views
Re: There has to be something more, though. Macharius - 20/12/2011 12:21:39 PM 1144 Views
That's a question for each reader to answer then. Werthead - 20/12/2011 03:20:39 PM 1045 Views
You appear to have not understood my point. Macharius - 20/12/2011 05:59:07 PM 1078 Views
Re: There has to be something more, though. dacole - 26/12/2011 03:14:04 AM 1170 Views
Re: There has to be something more, though. dacole - 26/12/2011 03:01:34 AM 1132 Views
That's my general take as well Larry - 20/12/2011 07:15:51 AM 1122 Views
Re: On more of a "meta" level, what makes a fantasy story "gritty" in the first place? dacole - 26/12/2011 01:15:35 AM 1253 Views
I like violence *NM* Urza - 20/12/2011 07:51:39 PM 566 Views
Re: Violence, rape, and agency in the "gritty fantasies" dacole - 25/12/2011 11:52:41 PM 1333 Views
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