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Yeah, I'd go with the military thing. Cannoli Send a noteboard - 21/09/2009 05:45:47 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.


Elayne's bodyguards are the only female soldiers this side of Seanchan. The Maidens are warriors, not soldiers, and they are mainly used for scouting or torture. The Children are almost exclusively soldiers, so they would not have a lot of women.
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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 1444 Views
I would say Tear. AliasRY - 19/09/2009 08:08:18 AM 874 Views
I guess it's a toss up between Tear, Illian and Amador rAndy aL - 19/09/2009 12:28:24 PM 841 Views
What about male-only organizations? Sidious - 19/09/2009 02:00:55 PM 787 Views
Yeah, Aiel warrior societies. Darth_Katie - 19/09/2009 03:44:36 PM 881 Views
Women are probably not up to the functions of the other societies physically. Cannoli - 21/09/2009 06:10:14 AM 674 Views
Hm, you never do see a female Whitecloak. Do they ever talk about why? beetnemesis - 20/09/2009 04:11:30 PM 834 Views
Distrust of women because they hate channelers, IMHO. Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 03:47:43 AM 869 Views
Sort of the reverse of the attitudes I talked about below beetnemesis - 21/09/2009 07:21:05 PM 715 Views
Yeah, I'd go with the military thing. Cannoli - 21/09/2009 05:45:47 AM 703 Views
The Asha'man are less prejudiced than the Tower. Cannoli - 21/09/2009 05:48:43 AM 762 Views
I was taking you seriously Darth_Katie - 19/09/2009 03:29:16 PM 787 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 738 Views
Amadicia Fanatic-Templar - 19/09/2009 07:28:43 PM 883 Views
I'll go with Amadicia, as well. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 23/09/2009 07:36:10 PM 618 Views
No question. LordPerrin - 19/09/2009 08:43:47 PM 861 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 667 Views
Re: Well the Amadicia thing is really just a function of the channeling... Lohikaarme - 28/09/2009 06:24:19 PM 705 Views
The ogier all have masculine features. BlackAdder - 19/09/2009 09:06:14 PM 892 Views
Re: The ogier all have masculine features. Heiko - 19/09/2009 11:54:54 PM 742 Views
I'm not sure the Dark One can be called male... Napoleon62 - 20/09/2009 12:27:56 AM 785 Views
Re: I'm not sure the Dark One can be called male... BlackAdder - 20/09/2009 06:43:09 AM 970 Views
Re: The ogier all have masculine features. Maniacalgleam - 25/09/2009 05:25:49 AM 626 Views
Re: The ogier all have masculine features. Orlin_Artemi - 13/10/2009 09:01:27 AM 730 Views
Ahhhh wall of text! Some good points, though beetnemesis - 20/09/2009 04:04:48 PM 766 Views
Do you have anything against paragraphs? *NM* Vidarfe - 20/09/2009 10:03:48 PM 330 Views
White space is space with no words in it. Wasted. *NM* Cannoli - 21/09/2009 07:10:41 AM 304 Views
Whitespaceisspacewithnowordsinit.Wasted.Thereifixeditforyou. rAndy aL - 01/10/2009 01:55:21 PM 684 Views
I agree, but I also think there is a purpose. Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 03:43:45 AM 721 Views
Oh, I wasn't criticizing this phenomenom, just noting it. Cannoli - 21/09/2009 06:17:34 AM 810 Views
that's why they deserve 3 male taveren blue1 - 21/09/2009 05:10:52 PM 722 Views
Re: Oh, I wasn't criticizing this phenomenom, just noting it. Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 06:59:36 PM 859 Views
I think the Shienaran custom of protecting women is both patronizing and submissive ATST. *NM* AgentOrange - 21/09/2009 02:33:58 PM 767 Views
There's actual cultural reasons for that. Cannoli - 23/09/2009 04:25:52 AM 657 Views
Far Madding, Elayne's bodyguards, and Tar Valon *NM* Lanfear - 21/09/2009 07:40:09 PM 336 Views
Amadicia, and possibly the Borderlands Orlin_Artemi - 13/10/2009 08:19:11 AM 801 Views
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