• eldavi@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    Herbert was a reactionary orientialist and it shows in his works

    not to mention sexist AF:

    For the Princess Irulan, my father’s daughter, is given to the weaknesses of her sex—the curiosity, the open asking of questions that are better left unasked, a certain pride in her person, and a failure to follow the higher order of discipline. The Bene Gesserit require a deeper pattern of obedience than she can muster.

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      For the Princess Irulan, my father’s daughter, is given to the weaknesses of her sex—the curiosity, the open asking of questions that are better left unasked, a certain pride in her person, and a failure to follow the higher order of discipline. The Bene Gesserit require a deeper pattern of obedience than she can muster.

      I mean, whose perspective is this in the story? Writing about something in fiction does not automatically mean endorsement for the viewpoint. It could be he was sexist, but quoting a passage from a fiction story that reads like character POV is not evidence on its own.

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        2 months ago

        then it’s several characters across several stories that are sexist and definitely not the person who created them. lol