[ SECRET POST #3973 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3973 ⌋

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Comments

[mimi_sardinia]

Here I thought you were picking at the Belgariad in particular and was going to say that it is now an old series. But I looked again and nah, you were just using that picture.

I think the reason why sexism is so often included in fantasy is because the writer is well aware that the sort of eras in history that High Fantasy is thematically based on (Middle Ages) were very sexist times. If not actively mistreating one gender over the other, then passively because of accepted gender roles. They may think it doesn't ring true if the society they are writing doesn't have some faults and sexism is an easy one to include.

Of course the other reason for it may simply be the author was sexist, and that may have been only passive sexism of their era/age/whatever.

Frankly I respect the first case better, because it indicates an awareness of sexism.

[killertofuuu]

+1, though I do see OP's point, too. It really depends on why you choose to read certain things. If it's to escape reality, seeing crap like sexism may not be appealing.