[Glorantha] Re: Grandmother, a patriarchal concept?

From: Malk Williams <malk>
Date: Wed Jul 5 02:00:07 2006


>> I think a matriarch will be inherently nurturing and inclusive and >> unlikely to penalise those who don't know their parents.

> What sexist rubbish! Women are no more "inherently nuturing and
> inclusive" then men. To the extent this happens in the RW it is
> a result of cultural expectations.

Yes, quite so. Men and women are actually functionally identical, and there are no differences between them. Anyone claiming that women have a monopoly on lactation, womb ownership and menstrual cycles are also talking utter cobblers. Damn those sexist cultural expectations!

(OK, I don't think that Orlanth Umathi was exactly spot-on with his assertion either, but your riposte Donald, seems to me to be at least as sweeping a generalisation as his, possibly even more so).

Malk. Received on Wed 05 Jul 2006 - 00:25:11 EEST

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