[Lush]

If you apply the same logic that Helen (i.e. mark12_30) uses in describing the disruptive possibilities of the male/female dynamic in the military, you would be leaving out the aspect of homosexuality, because gays, though they are not wanted in the military, are still present within its ranks.

*Lush thinks that Helen, must have forgotten about the don't ask/don't tell policy in the American military*

Most importantly, it's against human nature not to become emotionally involved with certain people who share the same hardships with us for a long period of time, with or without sexual innuendo: it's called friendship. Perhaps our military commanders like to pretend that such a thing does not exist within their ranks, but everyone knows better than that; so of course there are going to be situations when emotional involvement double-crosses duty, it's called life, and it happens with or without females present.

Even better, if we go further and apply the same logic to the Fellowship: Sam should have been chucked out of there and sent home to harvest his potatoes on the very first day.

At this point, it is very hard for me to accept any sort of logic behind the explanations as to why there are no females in the Fellowship, unless it addresses Tolkien's personal beliefs and abilites as a writer.

[ March 26, 2003: Message edited by: Lush ]