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Women are probably not up to the functions of the other societies physically. Cannoli Send a noteboard - 21/09/2009 06:10:14 AM

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

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


If the women want to be warriors they have to join Maidens of the Spear, while the men get a choice of like a bajillion different ones. Of course, whatever kind of set back this is is probably negated by the power the Wise Ones and Roofmistresses have.


The women join a special society, so they can be assigned tasks based on what they are going to be capable of. For instance, the Red Shields act as police, which may require them to subdue offenders in a non-lethal manner. Most women simply cannot wrestle a huge guy down to make him behave, which is why in the real world, female police officers have a higher incidence of drawing their weapons, and more shootings than male officers. Presumably, they would not be as capable of holding the line in a last stand a la the Stone Dogs either - the Maidens' primary function is one of stealth and mobility and observation and stamina. If they had to hold a crucial position, it would be easier to bullrush a group of Maidens, who probably rely on manuevering and mobility when they fight. The Knife Hands have been suggested, with no supporting evidence, to be bare-hand specialists, and men would be better at that than women, and so on.
Cannoli
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What do you consider to be the most pro-masculine culture/country in WoT? The most anti-female? - 19/09/2009 07:32:03 AM 1442 Views
I would say Tear. - 19/09/2009 08:08:18 AM 874 Views
I guess it's a toss up between Tear, Illian and Amador - 19/09/2009 12:28:24 PM 839 Views
What about male-only organizations? - 19/09/2009 02:00:55 PM 785 Views
Yeah, Aiel warrior societies. - 19/09/2009 03:44:36 PM 880 Views
Women are probably not up to the functions of the other societies physically. - 21/09/2009 06:10:14 AM 673 Views
Hm, you never do see a female Whitecloak. Do they ever talk about why? - 20/09/2009 04:11:30 PM 831 Views
Distrust of women because they hate channelers, IMHO. - 21/09/2009 03:47:43 AM 868 Views
Sort of the reverse of the attitudes I talked about below - 21/09/2009 07:21:05 PM 713 Views
Yeah, I'd go with the military thing. - 21/09/2009 05:45:47 AM 699 Views
The Asha'man are less prejudiced than the Tower. - 21/09/2009 05:48:43 AM 760 Views
I was taking you seriously - 19/09/2009 03:29:16 PM 786 Views
Amadicia - 19/09/2009 07:28:43 PM 881 Views
I'll go with Amadicia, as well. - 23/09/2009 07:36:10 PM 616 Views
No question. - 19/09/2009 08:43:47 PM 859 Views
The ogier all have masculine features. - 19/09/2009 09:06:14 PM 888 Views
Re: The ogier all have masculine features. - 19/09/2009 11:54:54 PM 739 Views
I'm not sure the Dark One can be called male... - 20/09/2009 12:27:56 AM 782 Views
Re: I'm not sure the Dark One can be called male... - 20/09/2009 06:43:09 AM 968 Views
Re: The ogier all have masculine features. - 25/09/2009 05:25:49 AM 624 Views
Re: The ogier all have masculine features. - 13/10/2009 09:01:27 AM 728 Views
Ahhhh wall of text! Some good points, though - 20/09/2009 04:04:48 PM 764 Views
Do you have anything against paragraphs? *NM* - 20/09/2009 10:03:48 PM 329 Views
White space is space with no words in it. Wasted. *NM* - 21/09/2009 07:10:41 AM 304 Views
Whitespaceisspacewithnowordsinit.Wasted.Thereifixeditforyou. - 01/10/2009 01:55:21 PM 682 Views
I agree, but I also think there is a purpose. - 21/09/2009 03:43:45 AM 717 Views
Oh, I wasn't criticizing this phenomenom, just noting it. - 21/09/2009 06:17:34 AM 808 Views
that's why they deserve 3 male taveren - 21/09/2009 05:10:52 PM 722 Views
Re: Oh, I wasn't criticizing this phenomenom, just noting it. - 21/09/2009 06:59:36 PM 858 Views
I think the Shienaran custom of protecting women is both patronizing and submissive ATST. *NM* - 21/09/2009 02:33:58 PM 767 Views
There's actual cultural reasons for that. - 23/09/2009 04:25:52 AM 655 Views
Far Madding, Elayne's bodyguards, and Tar Valon *NM* - 21/09/2009 07:40:09 PM 336 Views
Amadicia, and possibly the Borderlands - 13/10/2009 08:19:11 AM 799 Views

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