Sexism in D&D and on ENWorld (now with SOLUTIONS!)

[Nifft]

I just felt that the post which preceded mine had considerably more "primate penis" than is probably necessary for ENWorld. Particularly for the first post of a new user (if it's not an alt). I used the red text because I wanted to make it an official policy statement.

I'm glad we have an official statement on that particular ratio.

Cheers, -- N

 

[pawsplay]

For those of you with handy access to a penis, be it yours or another's, look at the bottom of the glans. The bulbous shape there has been found to be ideal for pumping fluid out of a container; if it is in fact used in this fashion (as has been observed in primates), it indicates said development could be a response to females taking multiple mates.

Pictures or it didn't happen.

 

[RaidingPartyGames]

I think it's probably my second post, actually; my absolute first was my creating an account to add to the tribute to Col Pladoh's passing.

Rel, thank you for the policy clarification. I understand completely.

Back on track; that was admittedly a lot of man-part to be flinging around, but my point is as such:
There is good evidence (both physical and social) of a female imperative to have multiple partners. Surprise surprise; the more people they have sex with, the more likely they are to pass along their genetic legacy! It's not just the boys.
Also, there have been a handful of polyandrous households in historical earth, usually in jungle settings. No clue whether the authority was with the women.

Jumping to the "my own experiences" thread, I have a definite male bias for monsters and villains, but for NPCs I usually flip a coin. After realizing this, I have started intentionally injecting female opposition.
I've been DM for an all female group, mixed groups, and all males. I can only hope I'm doing a good job keeping everyone engaged and welcomed.

 

[RaidingPartyGames]

Pictures or it didn't happen.

bonobo sex - Google Search

 

[Dausuul]

Somewhere, Eric's grandmother is crying.

 

[pawsplay]

What? Bonobos are like totally cute.

 

[ProfessorCirno]

Why.

 

[pawsplay]

I've been DM for an all female group, mixed groups, and all males. I can only hope I'm doing a good job keeping everyone engaged and welcomed.

...

Oh, nevermind. Too easy.

 

[Wik]

What? Bonobos are like totally cute.

YYup. Totally changes how you look at them, eh? Join some anthropology classes, and wait till you get to the part about homosexual elephants.

I kid you not.

Regarding Polyandrous households... they do exist, but in every study ever done, those settings were still either "sort of" egalitarian (as no true egalitarian society as yet to exist, by many arguments), or male-dominated.

Don't know of any jungle polyandrous societies... the only ones that spring to mind for me right now are chinese or polynesian.

As far as "primate penis"... um, that really doesn't prove a whole helluva lot. There are so many arguments that hominid culture trumps any sort of biological imperative that, well, if you're interested, I leave the google search to you.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Somehow, this thread has turned into a quasi-intellectual discussion about the Bloodhound Gang's "The Bad Touch" (a.k.a. "You & me baby ain't nothing but mammals...").