Are Tolkiens Books Sexist?

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Gerhard Schröder is the newly reelected (whoo hooo!!!) German Chancellor.

your point about respect for female sex-appeal is an interesting one. On some level, it troubles me.. I think this has to do with the shade of Mary Wollstonecraft sitting at my shoulder and reminding me that people need to be more than that to society. And then again, I don't really like the idea of power, influence, or quality of life being based on beauty

Not only do I understand that, I agree with Mary, and with you. I don't think I ever said that sex appeal should have tremendous power and influence. But what I am saying is that the repression, denial, and denounciation (sp?) of it, have negative effects.

I mean, look at American society today. Only a country founded by Puritans would produce a "phenomenon" such as Britney Spears.