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Post by *Faith* on Aug 19, 2021 14:02:05 GMT -5
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Post by sylveon on Aug 19, 2021 14:19:46 GMT -5
I'm only a few sentences into this but this stood out immediately.
I really appreciate the sentiment, but this is pretty far from true in the series. I've always appreciated that she-cats never had to struggle for their right to be Warriors alongside toms, and queens are often regarded as being the fiercest warriors, but oh boy. A LOT of the female characters suffer from traditional ideas of gender. We see cats being told they cannot be in positions of power while pregnant/nursing (Bluestar, Leafstar, medicine cats not being allowed to have kittens...) We see pressure to pursue a mate and kits as a 'duty' (Dovewing and Whitewing's convo in OOTS.) or pretty much being used as plot for male cats' pain/growth. (spotted and Fire, Feather and Crow, Silver and Gray...) I know what she meant and I know there's other female cats in the series who decide not to have kits, but they are vastly out numbered.
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Post by Dark Sun on Aug 20, 2021 8:10:57 GMT -5
I'm only a few sentences into this but this stood out immediately. I really appreciate the sentiment, but this is pretty far from true in the series. I've always appreciated that she-cats never had to struggle for their right to be Warriors alongside toms, and queens are often regarded as being the fiercest warriors, but oh boy. A LOT of the female characters suffer from traditional ideas of gender. We see cats being told they cannot be in positions of power while pregnant/nursing (Bluestar, Leafstar, medicine cats not being allowed to have kittens...) We see pressure to pursue a mate and kits as a 'duty' (Dovewing and Whitewing's convo in OOTS.) or pretty much being used as plot for male cats' pain/growth. (spotted and Fire, Feather and Crow, Silver and Gray...) I know what she meant and I know there's other female cats in the series who decide not to have kits, but they are vastly out numbered. Exactly this. Them not taking on a mate I can get, since it covers both sides of the coin, but the whole no kits thing... The same goes for leaders who are she-cats, can't they just give the kits to another queen to nurse, as difficult as that might be for some of them? Or just let them take on both roles with no problem and give the kits to another queen to babysit when they overwhelm them, like any queen would? There always seem to be at least one permanent queen in the nursery with more than enough milk to go around... (Unless I am wrong? Correct me on this one if I am, I haven't caught up to the two most current series.) Also, the idea that queens are described as being "the fiercest warriors" is just an excuse to tell women to go back to the kitchen, so to speak, in my opinion. I'm open to being wrong on this one though and that I'm looking too deep into things. I would say just make it equal for both sides at the very least, but toms can't have kits, so banning them from taking mates (or forcing them to break off their relationship once they become leader) wouldn't solve all the problems that she-cats face in terms of discrimination. Also, if medicine cats having kits is really such a problem, can we please be given multiple examples of just this? Because as far as I know, no such evidence exists, and if there is, how fair is it to judge an entire sex on just one or two cats who theoretically couldn't keep their priorities straight? Nah, it's all based on assumptions, and from StarClan no less. The problem is, no matter how progressive you make a series, they are still a part of the times, and they are written by authors who may not be necessarily progressive themselves. There is a lot of work to be done in terms of reaching equality, and the Warriors series is a pillar of an example. It's far more equal than any country on Earth, and yet toms have far more privilege than she-cats.
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