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Something that surprised me when reading Flatland for the first time was the seemingly high levels of both sexism and classism. While the classism mostly consi
by clentaminator 10y ago
Something that surprised me when reading Flatland for the first time was the seemingly high levels of both sexism and classism.
While the classism mostly consisted of the typical oft-repeated jabs that don't really mean anything, the sexism felt much stronger. So much so that I assumed that it was meant to be satire. But is it reflective of the views that were prevalent at the time it was written?
- ExceptionRaised 10y agoFlatland is satire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatland#As_a_social_satire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatland#As_a_social_satire
- rubidium 10y agoTo echo this, it was written primarily as a social satire. The mathematical part was more of a sub plot (but still fun and interesting).
- fao_ 10y agoThe sexism, while satire, is actually one of the reasons why I found it extremely difficult to read through. If I recall correctly, I stopped halfway through out of irritation!