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What is crude with that? Are you trying to project some type of moral by suggesting that a woman's features influence her perceived desirability? Or that tradit
by dotancohen 3y ago
What is crude with that? Are you trying to project some type of moral by suggesting that a woman's features influence her perceived desirability? Or that traditional European features are suddenly no longer considered attractive to people of European descent (as the author was)? Or that people of one sex should not lust for people of the opposite sex? Or that sometimes lust as felt by young and healthy people could never be a purely physical drive?
- echelon_musk 3y agoI found it stark to imply that all men dream of violation. It just felt like a very out of place part of the book to me where perhaps the author's own biases came through instead of as an effort to describe a character. Equally, of course, I'm aware that my reaction to this passage also says something about my own conditioning.
- Krasnol 3y agoIt is quite in character for Martin Silenus. Especially at that point of the story. If you had problems with that already, you shouldn't read Endymion and Rise of Endymion.
- dotancohen 3y ago> Equally, of course, I'm aware that my reaction to this passage also says something about my own conditioning. All other issues aside, this sentence reveals a self awareness that I strive to achieve. I am saving this comment for inspiration, thank you.
- scns 3y ago> precisely the sort that even the most timid male dreams of violating.