lensman1955@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Dreamer wrote:
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>>By your definition, so far as I can tell from what you've said thus
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> far, it
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>>is mysogynistic to treat women differently from men in any way. If I
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> am in
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>>error, please correct me. Once I have confirmed what you mean by the
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> word, I
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>>shall be happy to address the issue further.
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>>D
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> In the books, the only women who are allowed to be happy are those who
> have subjected themselves to men's will on all levels. This is hardly a
> healthy outlook.
interesting little spin you've put on it, s****t: "allowed to be" happy.
That's totally wrong, and it shows that you haven't exactly spent much
time actually reading and comprehending what Norman actually wrote.
Which is no surprise, the vast majority of the critics of the Gor series
have either never read them, or they just spent a few minutes flipping
randomly through one randomly chosen novel looking for snippets that
seem to sup****t their own political viewpoint.
Here's what Norman actually says, very clearly and distinctly: women
*are* happy when they are subservient to men. They *are not* happy when
they try to act just like men.
It has nothing to do with them being "allowed to" be anything at all. In
the Gorean world, free women are in fact held in very high esteem,
indeed they are basically pampered. They can, for all intents and
purposes, be anything and do anything they want to (given the strict
caste system and technological limitations that apply to *everyone* on
Gor, not just free women).
Norman's premise is, ironically, the exact opposite of what you think it
is: he says that in this environment women are *allowed* to be happy and
free, *but* they are not. They only "find themselves" by serving a man.
As Dreamer mentioned, you may very well disagree with Norman's premise.
But I would suggest to you that before you disagree with his thoughts,
you might want to make an effort to actually understand what it is that
you are actually disagreeing with. Otherwise you're just talking out
your ass in complete ignorance of your subject matter.
Comprende?
--
Terrell Miller
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"Every gardener knows nature's random cruelty"
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