Wait, what?

[katikat]

I'm reading Wen Spencer's "Endless Blue" and as much as I like the plot, it makes me quite annoyed. There are male and female Reds, humans with cat abilities and super strength. Like super human strength. And it's okay for female Reds to hit the males but the author frowns on male Reds hitting females.

I hate, hate, hate these double standards. Especially in cases like this when the females can be in no way considered the "weak gender" being equal to men in every physical way. So either it's bad for both genders to hit the other or it's allowed for both genders to hit the other. In no way is it okay for a woman to smack the man around, throw him to the ground etc. while the men must behave in a more "considerate" way just because they are men. It's not okay for a man to do so and it should not be okay for a woman to do so. No way, no how! If equal than in every frickin' way!

Comments

[nomango.livejournal.com]

Absolutely agree. Even when it's a face slap by an outraged woman for whatever the man did, it's still violence. I never understood why it was acceptable.

[katikat.livejournal.com]

Exactly! Just because sometimes the woman isn't as strong as the man, her actions aren't less violent because of that.

[oddmonster.livejournal.com]

Why are you still reading that book? I mean, yes, I know you finished it, but why did you read it? I would have had to launch it at something so blatant.

Oh! Btw, I found a good book for you who like teamwork-oriented things: Clockwork Heart by Dru Pagliassotti. Review pending.

[katikat.livejournal.com]

I made it a part of the J-U-N-E challenge for the letter E. And despite my dislike for the girl, I actually was interested in how Mikhail and Turk return to their space.

And thank you for the tip. I will have to check it out! :)