An interesting thread, but I'm afraid I can't add anything decent. (The only point I had in mind resembled that of Elempí's, who - I must say - said it a lot better than I could ever had and whose point was more comprehensive than mine would have been.)
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Originally Posted by Lal
Anyway, thinking about it there could be one fully matriarchal society in Middle earth, if it can be viewed as a 'society', that of the spiders. If we are going to look at that as a society then its not the most pleasant one, is it?
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I wonder what the militant, hot-headed-type feminists would say about this...
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Originally Posted by Lal
Anyone in the UK will know what I mean if I raise the name of Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet).
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You don't even have to be in UK to know her... I must say I find Lobelia far more pleasant that Mrs. Bucket.
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Originally Posted by Lal
Maybe this again shows that Tolkien disliked the idea of either a complete patriarchy or matriarchy? Hmmm...
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I'm sure there was/must be at least one complete patriarchy that wasn't too horrible, but I just can't get what it was.