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Originally Posted by HarryT
In fairness, what you've said above would be a good description of most societies throughout human history.
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I don't disagree, Harry. I am simply pointing out what I consider to be the hypocrisy inherent in this article. For example, objecting to sexism in the Forever War because a male character was promoted further than a female one? If nothing else, it was probably an accurate portrayal of society at the time the book was written. Yet the author of the article seizes on the treatment of gender in Ancillary Justice whilst ignoring some of the even more "offensive" elements. But wa are talking fiction and worthwhile fiction in both instances. It is as pointless to take offence to random plot elements as it is to base ones approval of a book solely on one particular plot element.