Hello, Just wondering why it is that only Samhat is being considered sexist. Or is all that beer-and-snacks business (not to mention the disregard for curtains) what all men really do? :-)
I love it, by the way, and can't wait for the next episode... On 29 January 2013 19:32, Edward Picot <edw...@edwardpicot.com> wrote: > Michael - > > I suppose I do lay myself open to the charge of sexism. The running joke > about Samhat the Harlot always wanting to put curtains up is borderline > sexist, and of course the idea that she's basically prepared to have sex > with anybody no matter what they're like. In my defence I would say that > the source text isn't exactly politically correct, and more to the point > that I don't believe in making fun of all the men but treating the women > with veneration - I prefer to make fun of everybody. I would also say > that as the story unfolds Samhat turns out to be one of the more > grounded characters. Ultimately people must judge for themselves whether > the effect of the characterisation is demeaning or not, which is the > real litmus-test. I don't think it is, but then if I did think it was I > wouldn't have done it like that in the first place. > > I respect you for saying what you think, though. (Grinds teeth in > repressed fury, and crosses Michael off his Christmas-card list for next > year.) > > - Edward > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > -- http://isabelbrison.blogspot.com/
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