She hates men and is uptight. She lacks a sense of humor. Seems like a perfect red to me . . . .
I seem to recall Moiraine saying that Elaida hates men... but from her PoVs and her actions in the series, I don't see much proof of it.
Uptight and lacking a sense of humor describes most Aes Sedai. Try again.
I've always been under the impression that she was involved in the illegal gentling of male channelers, but I don't have anything to back that up except my (possibly faulty) memory. I think there might be something mentioned subtly in one of her chats with Alviarin, when Alviarin says something like "that's a dangerous number to say out loud."
I think since Elaida doesn't like anyone, you could say she doesn't like men
TPOD
The Extra Bit
That had been Toveine’s life these past twenty years. And Elaida had slipped through the cracks uncaught, danced her way to the Amyrlin Seat that Toveine had once dreamed of for herself. No, she was not grateful. But she had learned to wait her chance.
I wonder how involved Elaida could have been, really. She was, at best, a sister for two or three years when the vileness began. I wouldn't think she would be able to get that involved, or be influential enough to merit the same kind of punishment Toveine received considering Toveine was a Sitter during the vileness (and so has to be at least 100 years older than Elaida).
and she clearly doesn't hate all men...as some Reds do ... or at least she's not rabid about it... she seemingly LIKED Master Gill.
tGH
Summond
"You should know, Daughter," the Amyrlin said dryly, "that Elaida harms no one except those she considers dangerous. Darkfriends, or those poor fool men who try to channel the One Power. Or one who threatens Tar Valon. Everyone else who isn't Aes Sedai might as well be pieces on a stones board as far as she is concerned. Luckily for him, the innkeeper, one Master Gill as I remember, apparently thinks much of Aes Sedai, and so answered her questions to her satisfaction. Elaida actually spoke well of him. But she spoke more of the young man you took away with you. More dangerous than any man since Artur Hawkwing, she said. She has the Foretelling sometimes, you know, and her words carried weight with the Hall."
So she's not an indiscriminate man-hater.
Being a lesbian (as evidenced by her relationship with Medani) doesn't make her a man hater either!
I totally agree, though I wouldn't say she is necessarily a lesbian. She could be bisexual, or a situational lesbian.
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Elaida's ajah
29/09/2010 11:39:53 PM
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Re: Elaida's ajah
30/09/2010 01:00:32 AM
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What has she done that shows she hates men?
30/09/2010 01:03:52 AM
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I don't think she hates all men
30/09/2010 04:39:00 AM
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Thanks for the confirmation about the vileness.
30/09/2010 04:49:50 AM
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Elaida's more like a Slytherin. I can't really think of any causes she has
30/09/2010 06:20:04 AM
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actually there's a bit where suian thinks that elaida's hated her since she beat her to
30/09/2010 08:59:01 AM
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I probably need to re-read
30/09/2010 01:09:55 AM
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Hehe... I need to reread too.
30/09/2010 01:13:05 AM
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I wonder if RJ ever planned on Thom getting revenge
30/09/2010 01:20:35 AM
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I have a secret fantasy/hope...
30/09/2010 01:26:07 AM
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I think that might happen anyway
30/09/2010 01:36:26 AM
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She thinks those that channel are unclean and have rejected the light IIRC.
30/09/2010 08:28:43 AM
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But she might not always have been like that
01/10/2010 03:44:57 PM
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seems to me that she would have been like this early on since she participated in the
01/10/2010 09:58:09 PM
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I always thought of it as a fall-back ajah
30/09/2010 05:32:19 AM
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Funny, I always considered the Bluye as the fall-back Ajah.
30/09/2010 06:35:18 PM
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see, and I've always seen the Greens as a the fall-back Ajah
30/09/2010 08:09:03 PM
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At least I guess we can all agree that the Yellow aren't a fall-back Ajah *NM*
01/10/2010 06:44:06 AM
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Thats because Yellows are superior *NM*
01/10/2010 03:42:45 PM
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Totally superior! 3000 years using 1 weave to heal the upper crust of society
02/10/2010 02:12:28 PM
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Elaida is pretty clearly a Red Ajah-link to great article that summarizes the point better included
30/09/2010 03:22:14 PM
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I think she's not a Blue because there's already an Ajah for her particular "cause. "
01/10/2010 05:13:53 AM
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