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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 5276560" data-attributes="member: 177">Thank you Hussar, that pirate picture makes a pretty good example for something I meant about complexity and subtlety in sexism.  Sexism is the belief or attitude that one gender or sex is inferior to, less competent, or less valuable than the other, right?Now, in some of the older, classic sword and sorcery artwork, the woman shows a lot of skin, and is submissive in posture - the classic "hero stands on the hill, muscles flexed, the damsel is curled on the ground by his leg" pose.  I can easily see that one as casting the woman as inferior.But that pirate, however much skin she's showing, is also the captain.  She has the rank, the gun, the money, and the dragon: she has power.  There is nothing weak about that woman.  The way she's dressed is silly, unrealistic for actually doing her job, but it is depicting a strong woman as something that should be attractive.Should this be seen as a problem?</blockquote>