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Historically, most occidental cultures (and many other ones) were strongly biased against women. Women were effectively barred from the vast majority of occupations - sometimes actively, and someti...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T09:12:17Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Watercleave
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2019-12-08T09:12:17Z (almost 5 years ago)
Historically, most occidental cultures (and many other ones) were strongly biased against women. Women were effectively barred from the vast majority of occupations - sometimes actively, and sometimes more insidiously. Women who defied this (eg. Joan of Arc) were rare, and often suffered greatly for their efforts (eg. Joan of Arc). I enjoy writing "history-adjacent" stories based around such western cultures; my question is, **how can I write a male-dominated culture without implicitly supporting it?** Just to be clear, I don't want to write a story focusing on that inequality. I just want to accurately portray that type of culture, warts and all, within the greater context of my story - but without giving the impression that I consider it "normal".
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-06-22T06:24:25Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 12