I don't really agree with this and totally fucking love these books. However, it is a fairly interesting essay.

  • EelBolshevikism [none/use name]
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    4 months ago

    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

    • Fishroot [none/use name]
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      4 months ago

      I think this furthers a discussion on Gender roles in modern Chinese (where liu and I are from) society