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> British Trader, on the other hand, was the sort of woman who would end up a useful ally in that postapocalypse, doing whatever work—be it carpentry, animal hu
by MikeUt 5y ago
> British Trader, on the other hand, was the sort of woman who would end up a useful ally in that postapocalypse, doing whatever work—be it carpentry, animal husbandry, or a shotgun blast to someone’s back—required doing.
- Also his book. So it's obvious both descriptions were written from experience, not gender-based prejudice.
But even without this passage, your quote only proves he has a low opinion of "most women in the Bay Area" - that does not translate to most women everywhere, and certainly not to all women.
Summarizing it as "considers people useless due to being born female" is a misreading so blatant I can only call it a lie.
- rrrrrrrrrrrryan 5y agoWhy include the word "women" at all, though? Replace it with "jews" or "gays" and see how it reads. The fact that he chose to single out Bay Area women, specially, implies he doesn't hold men to the same standard. If I were a woman working for Apple who didn't happen to be into carpentry or animal husbandry, I really wouldn't want to work for this guy.
- MikeUt 5y ago> Why include the word "women" at all, though? Because that description was specifically to highlight how different his then-girlfriend was from them. > Replace it with "jews" or "gays" and see how it reads. "Most gays in the Bay Area are lame, but my current boyfriend is great." - seems fine?