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Lush · 11-02-2002, 01:34 PM

Gurl, I think you're enamoured with a golden age that didn't exist. In every time and every age, there exist the meek women and the trouble-making sort. Come to think of it, the very presence of women is usually trouble. Personally, I milk that for what it's worth. In terms of Tolkien, he was writing a fairy tale, not a complex character study of either gender. He wasn't concerned with female behaviour as a whole, but with the nonexistent prototype of the Lady, because it suited his style. Furthermore, I think that anyone who thinks that the image of women is more aggressive now than they were "then" should study up on some Medieval literature. Report to me after you're done blushing.

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11-02-2002, 01:34 PM	#19
Lush Fair and Cold Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the big onion Posts: 1,770	Gurl, I think you're enamoured with a golden age that didn't exist. In every time and every age, there exist the meek women and the trouble-making sort. Come to think of it, the very presence of women is usually trouble. Personally, I milk that for what it's worth. In terms of Tolkien, he was writing a fairy tale, not a complex character study of either gender. He wasn't concerned with female behaviour as a whole, but with the nonexistent prototype of the Lady, because it suited his style. Furthermore, I think that anyone who thinks that the image of women is more aggressive now than they were "then" should study up on some Medieval literature. Report to me after you're done blushing. [ November 02, 2002: Message edited by: Lush ] [ November 02, 2002: Message edited by: Lush ] [ November 02, 2002: Message edited by: Lush ] __________________ ~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~