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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8442861" data-attributes="member: 4534">The first Gor book was just your standard sword and planet adolescent power fantasy.&nbsp; It wasn't until later in the series that sex or philosophy, for lack of a better word, starting getting more attention in the books.&nbsp; I'm not going to say Tarnsman of Gor is a good book, but you probably won't feel the need to take a shower after reading it.&nbsp; It's been so long since I read and wrote that paper that I don't remember a lot about it, I do specifically remember there was a need for men to physically compete with one another to establish who would be the dominate.&nbsp; The very first paper I wrote requiring me to actually interpret the past came in my Women in World History course.&nbsp; I took the lives of three or four women who attained fame for their behavior at sea, sailor being a traditionally masculine, and how they each presented themselves in a manner more acceptable with what expected of feminine behavior when it suited them.&nbsp; For example, at her trail Mary Read made sure to let the court know that she was married, as befitting a proper woman, and in the ultimate act of femininity &quot;pleaded her belly&quot; (told the court she was pregnant) to receive some of that sweet, sweet clemency.&nbsp; Another was a 19th century American woman accompanying her husband on the merchant ship he captained.&nbsp; He showed her how to navigate, and after he fell ill, being the only person on the ship who could navigate, she took over as captain, thwarted a mutiny, and made it to port through treacherous waters.&nbsp; When reporters spoke to her she played up her role of wife.&nbsp; Anyway, I was really proud of that paper but before I turned it in I had a moment of panic.&nbsp; Did I believe any of this?&nbsp; Is this all naughty word?&nbsp; I sometimes ask this question of myself and this applies to game theory as well.&nbsp; I don't mean to imply that theory isn't worth the effort.&nbsp; But I still sometimes wonder whether or not it's a big pile of horse hockey.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8442861, member: 4534"] The first Gor book was just your standard sword and planet adolescent power fantasy. It wasn't until later in the series that sex or philosophy, for lack of a better word, starting getting more attention in the books. I'm not going to say [I]Tarnsman of Gor [/I]is a good book, but you probably won't feel the need to take a shower after reading it. It's been so long since I read and wrote that paper that I don't remember a lot about it, I do specifically remember there was a need for men to physically compete with one another to establish who would be the dominate. The very first paper I wrote requiring me to actually interpret the past came in my Women in World History course. I took the lives of three or four women who attained fame for their behavior at sea, sailor being a traditionally masculine, and how they each presented themselves in a manner more acceptable with what expected of feminine behavior when it suited them. For example, at her trail Mary Read made sure to let the court know that she was married, as befitting a proper woman, and in the ultimate act of femininity "pleaded her belly" (told the court she was pregnant) to receive some of that sweet, sweet clemency. Another was a 19th century American woman accompanying her husband on the merchant ship he captained. He showed her how to navigate, and after he fell ill, being the only person on the ship who could navigate, she took over as captain, thwarted a mutiny, and made it to port through treacherous waters. When reporters spoke to her she played up her role of wife. Anyway, I was really proud of that paper but before I turned it in I had a moment of panic. Did I believe any of this? Is this all naughty word? I sometimes ask this question of myself and this applies to game theory as well. I don't mean to imply that theory isn't worth the effort. But I still sometimes wonder whether or not it's a big pile of horse hockey. [/QUOTE]

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