From: Carlson, Pam (carlsonp@wdni.com)
Date: Mon 22 Apr 1996 - 22:15:00 EEST
Peter Michaels - borrowing ideas from Gloria Steinham's "If Phyllis were
Freud":
> Thus, Esrolian men are competent
>homemakers, enjoyable ornaments, pleasing sexual
>companions, devoted sons, loving husbands, and (when
>necessary) expendable protectors.
Martin Laurie, completely missing the point:
>This is wonderful stuff, totally hilarious!
Yes - it is INTENDED to be hilarious. Just as ludicrous as the still common
percepetions of women as over-emotional, passive, ornamental, and best
suited to raising babies. Sounds pretty darn sickening when reversed,
doesn't it?
While I think we should strive for a realistic Esrolia, RQ is a fantasy
role-playing game, and Esrolia provides us with a good opportunity to
explore a matriarchal society. And why not go a little overboard? We
certainly have enough examples in RQ of the gamut of patriarchies and
warrior-based societies.
Pam, in her "Naverian" aspect
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