Liu Cixin’s the Three-Body Problem book trilogy is one of the world’s bestselling Chinese sci-fi series, being read and endorsed by figures such as George R.R. Martin and Barack Obama. In Chinese public debates, however, critics highlight the series’ social Darwinist, misogynistic, and totalitarian tendencies, raising concerns about how the trilogy has been used by […]
I don't really agree with this and totally fucking love these books. However, it is a fairly interesting essay.
Logic and reason are considered exclusive and incompatible with emotion by most people, and are also considered "masculine" traits and therefore highly desirable, so it wouldn't be surprising if people took away a specific message from the books that wasn't intended just because the wrong ideology was portrayed as men/male coded traits
Logic and reason are considered exclusive and incompatible with emotion by most people, and are also considered "masculine" traits and therefore highly desirable, so it wouldn't be surprising if people took away a specific message from the books that wasn't intended just because the wrong ideology was portrayed as men/male coded traits
I think this furthers a discussion on Gender roles in modern Chinese (where liu and I are from) society
yeah idk the gender roles in China, I just know of angloid hegemonic masculinity