"To put it simply: men are neither supposed nor allowed to be dependent. They are expected to take care of others and themselves. And when they cannot or will not do it, then the assumption at the heart of the culture is that they are somehow less than men and therefore unworthy of help. An irony asserts itself: by being in need of help, men forfeit the right to it."
— Peter Marin, Jill Gets Welfare--Jack Becomes Homeless
Arrayed on the nearest slopes, a great gathering of fierce looking semi-wild men and women stood proudly. They were all armed with various savage and primitive (but also somehow noble) weapons, even the women, because they were in some ways very progressive.
— Exposition Be With You, by Jamie Brindle and Penny Red
"No, you're not thinking of an actual medieval war there. If you lose the fight, then the percentage of female casualties will be a lot higher as the local villages get murder raped. And again, '''Nuns.''' Medieval Europe had what, tens of thousands of Nuns? Certainly more than they had knights spurred and belted. Even post plague they were hardly hurting for fertile women to the degree they couldn't risk them in harness less the nation go extinct. This brain bug of "If women are fighters, not enough reproduction" needs to die."
Medieval Europe had what, tens of thousands of Nuns? Certainly more than they had knights spurred and belted. Even post plague they were hardly hurting for fertile women to the degree they couldn't risk them in harness less the nation go extinct. This brain bug of "If women are fighters, not enough reproduction" needs to die."— user Gaius Marius in SpaceBattles.com thread How do you feel about female fighters in medieval/fantasy settings?
