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Distrust of women because they hate channelers, IMHO. Seriana Sedai Send a noteboard - 21/09/2009 03:47:43 AM

1. Whitecloaks
2. Ash'aman
3. Stone dogs?

That's pretty pro-masculine if you ask me.



They don't seem misogynistic. Could it just be a strength-of-arms thing? Barring the Aiel (who are all super deadly tough-as-nails folk), and the women of Two Rivers in tSR for some weird reason, most non-channeling women in WoT aren't very soldier-like.

It could just be that we only see Whitecloak soldiers, and 99.9% of soldiers in this setting are men. The few women who do want to kill stuff with sharp objects have become hunters for the Horn, or Elayne's bodyguards, or knife experts.





Not purposefully misogynistic, but if you are part of an organization that believes channeling is evil and there is a group of women who can be highly respected for doing just that it would be easy to have a subconscious distrust. Just my thoughts.
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What do you consider to be the most pro-masculine culture/country in WoT? The most anti-female? Cannoli - 19/09/2009 07:32:03 AM 1664 Views
I would say Tear. AliasRY - 19/09/2009 08:08:18 AM 1117 Views
I guess it's a toss up between Tear, Illian and Amador rAndy aL - 19/09/2009 12:28:24 PM 1076 Views
What about male-only organizations? Sidious - 19/09/2009 02:00:55 PM 1003 Views
Yeah, Aiel warrior societies. Darth_Katie - 19/09/2009 03:44:36 PM 1091 Views
Women are probably not up to the functions of the other societies physically. Cannoli - 21/09/2009 06:10:14 AM 903 Views
Hm, you never do see a female Whitecloak. Do they ever talk about why? beetnemesis - 20/09/2009 04:11:30 PM 1055 Views
Distrust of women because they hate channelers, IMHO. Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 03:47:43 AM 1093 Views
Sort of the reverse of the attitudes I talked about below beetnemesis - 21/09/2009 07:21:05 PM 958 Views
Yeah, I'd go with the military thing. Cannoli - 21/09/2009 05:45:47 AM 918 Views
The Asha'man are less prejudiced than the Tower. Cannoli - 21/09/2009 05:48:43 AM 979 Views
I was taking you seriously Darth_Katie - 19/09/2009 03:29:16 PM 1020 Views
So a post has to be ALL humor or none? I was kidding on the square anyway. Cannoli - 21/09/2009 06:13:40 AM 935 Views
Amadicia Fanatic-Templar - 19/09/2009 07:28:43 PM 1124 Views
I'll go with Amadicia, as well. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 23/09/2009 07:36:10 PM 808 Views
No question. LordPerrin - 19/09/2009 08:43:47 PM 1076 Views
Well the Amadicia thing is really just a function of the channeling. The Children are like the Reds Cannoli - 21/09/2009 07:10:16 AM 885 Views
Re: Well the Amadicia thing is really just a function of the channeling... Lohikaarme - 28/09/2009 06:24:19 PM 911 Views
The ogier all have masculine features. BlackAdder - 19/09/2009 09:06:14 PM 1107 Views
Re: The ogier all have masculine features. Heiko - 19/09/2009 11:54:54 PM 927 Views
I'm not sure the Dark One can be called male... Napoleon62 - 20/09/2009 12:27:56 AM 1030 Views
Re: I'm not sure the Dark One can be called male... BlackAdder - 20/09/2009 06:43:09 AM 1163 Views
Re: The ogier all have masculine features. Maniacalgleam - 25/09/2009 05:25:49 AM 848 Views
Re: The ogier all have masculine features. Orlin_Artemi - 13/10/2009 09:01:27 AM 960 Views
Ahhhh wall of text! Some good points, though beetnemesis - 20/09/2009 04:04:48 PM 997 Views
Do you have anything against paragraphs? *NM* Vidarfe - 20/09/2009 10:03:48 PM 437 Views
White space is space with no words in it. Wasted. *NM* Cannoli - 21/09/2009 07:10:41 AM 403 Views
Whitespaceisspacewithnowordsinit.Wasted.Thereifixeditforyou. rAndy aL - 01/10/2009 01:55:21 PM 898 Views
I agree, but I also think there is a purpose. Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 03:43:45 AM 953 Views
Oh, I wasn't criticizing this phenomenom, just noting it. Cannoli - 21/09/2009 06:17:34 AM 1031 Views
that's why they deserve 3 male taveren blue1 - 21/09/2009 05:10:52 PM 936 Views
Re: Oh, I wasn't criticizing this phenomenom, just noting it. Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 06:59:36 PM 1242 Views
I think the Shienaran custom of protecting women is both patronizing and submissive ATST. *NM* AgentOrange - 21/09/2009 02:33:58 PM 868 Views
There's actual cultural reasons for that. Cannoli - 23/09/2009 04:25:52 AM 866 Views
Far Madding, Elayne's bodyguards, and Tar Valon *NM* Lanfear - 21/09/2009 07:40:09 PM 440 Views
Amadicia, and possibly the Borderlands Orlin_Artemi - 13/10/2009 08:19:11 AM 1045 Views
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