#if you think The Books of the Raksura is arguing against sexism or biological essentialism you don't understand what biological essentialis | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

rjalker · 1 year ago

Text

"Reverse misogyny" stories are not the progressive, feminist power move you think they are, especially not when you expect your readers to be happy and content with the status quo presented by your story. Biological essentialism and sexism are never going to be progressive even if you try to dress them up like they're feminist. They're just not.

#Rjalker reads The Books of the Raksura #Martha Wells #Martha Wells critical #and many other authors I assume #but Martha Wells is the only one I've read so far who's done this...#Reverse bigotry societies where we're supposed to just accept the bigotry as normal and fine and unchangeable...#instead of something that needs to be fought no matter its current presentation....is not feminist.#The Books of the Raksura #Raksura #Moon is presented as an outlier who should not be counted #the rest of the consorts --and arbora-- are perfectly happy with the way they're being oppressed.#if you think The Books of the Raksura is arguing against sexism or biological essentialism you don't understand what biological essentialis #is. And you don't know what feminism really is.#you should figure that out before trying to argue that the books of the Raksura ARE Super Feminist Actually™#Like IDK how to tell you this. Turning it from ''women are treated like property and expected to breed to be worth anything''#to ''men are treated like property and expected to breed to be worth anything''#and they're all happy with this situation and no one is protesting or unahappy with it because it's Biologically Natural™#IS NOT IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM FEMINIST OR PROGRESSIVE #feminism #transfeminism #writing tips #writing advice #feminist writing tips #feminist writing

21 notes · View notes