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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 2095 Views
Hm, ok. Dan - 17/12/2011 10:51:21 PM 1510 Views
I think we largely agree Larry - 17/12/2011 11:23:00 PM 1362 Views
Re: Hm, ok. dacole - 26/12/2011 01:08:14 AM 1373 Views
Martin, Goodkind... Wibble - 18/12/2011 01:58:33 PM 1367 Views
More than just those Larry - 18/12/2011 08:15:27 PM 1264 Views
Re: More than just those dacole - 26/12/2011 01:13:21 AM 1217 Views
Re: Martin, Goodkind... dacole - 26/12/2011 01:11:12 AM 1178 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 1224 Views
There has to be something more, though. Nate - 19/12/2011 03:47:56 PM 1384 Views
Re: There has to be something more, though. Macharius - 19/12/2011 05:29:30 PM 1265 Views
Re: There has to be something more, though. Werthead - 19/12/2011 09:06:14 PM 1247 Views
I agree about Martin - haven't read enough Bakker to judge. Legolas - 19/12/2011 09:56:17 PM 1317 Views
My problem with aSoIaF... fionwe1987 - 20/12/2011 05:16:42 AM 1359 Views
The Rhoynish influence pretty much ends in Dorne. Werthead - 20/12/2011 06:15:54 AM 1293 Views
And that makes sense? fionwe1987 - 20/12/2011 08:54:16 AM 1460 Views
Yes and no. Werthead - 20/12/2011 03:10:54 PM 1444 Views
Re: Yes and no. dacole - 26/12/2011 03:12:01 AM 1228 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 1197 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 1359 Views
Re: And that makes sense? bugmenot - 18/05/2012 01:42:52 AM 1339 Views
Re: There has to be something more, though. Macharius - 20/12/2011 12:21:39 PM 1188 Views
That's a question for each reader to answer then. Werthead - 20/12/2011 03:20:39 PM 1079 Views
You appear to have not understood my point. Macharius - 20/12/2011 05:59:07 PM 1113 Views
Re: There has to be something more, though. dacole - 26/12/2011 03:14:04 AM 1209 Views
Re: There has to be something more, though. dacole - 26/12/2011 03:01:34 AM 1167 Views
That's my general take as well Larry - 20/12/2011 07:15:51 AM 1170 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 1293 Views
I like violence *NM* Urza - 20/12/2011 07:51:39 PM 590 Views
Re: Violence, rape, and agency in the "gritty fantasies" dacole - 25/12/2011 11:52:41 PM 1377 Views
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