It's an interesting question, that of the place of feminism in a world in such crisis. However, I think it's hard to defend a species that must remove a female's choice of if/when to reproduce in order to propagate itself. If the cause is great enough, people will volunteer to do what's right, according to the shared morals of whatever society it is. What's the point of saving the human race from slavery if there are no human rights remaining to defend? Would the resulting society be any better than that of the aliens who keep humans as slaves?
As for rejecting gender, I don't mean to offend those who are happy with its descriptive use, but I've seen gender misused to control people (in a religious context). On top of that, I don't feel like I fit into the flawed binary of gender at all, so I consider myself ungendered. Anyway, this discussion really makes me want to re-read the Dragonriders series, and maybe start on the Catteni series. Whoohoo for summer reading!
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Date: 2009-06-09 01:04 am (UTC)As for rejecting gender, I don't mean to offend those who are happy with its descriptive use, but I've seen gender misused to control people (in a religious context). On top of that, I don't feel like I fit into the flawed binary of gender at all, so I consider myself ungendered. Anyway, this discussion really makes me want to re-read the Dragonriders series, and maybe start on the Catteni series. Whoohoo for summer reading!