tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post6316139927414016696..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: O Cruel Sorceress!Ashe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-11299430638256036552012-05-26T04:47:50.170-04:002012-05-26T04:47:50.170-04:00Hello, Jean,
It's infuriating how white men b...Hello, Jean,<br /><br />It's infuriating how white men bandy about the term "civilization"! China can claim five millenia or more of civilization. <br /><br />I'd love to think that Davin actually did lust after the Other that he feared, imprisoned and robbed of her culture. It would only be poetic justice.<br /><br />A surprising but totally appropriate take on the week's theme.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-1424447027907347332012-05-24T21:24:17.004-04:002012-05-24T21:24:17.004-04:00Hi Jean!
Personally I have always felt a strong a...Hi Jean!<br /><br />Personally I have always felt a strong attraction to Chinese women, a kind of racism in reverse I suppose. Reading about Davin reminds me of how much things have improved, however imperfectly since then.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-40943765267439787502012-05-24T18:51:15.406-04:002012-05-24T18:51:15.406-04:00Jean - I'm reading Deadwood right now, and the...Jean - I'm reading Deadwood right now, and the repulsion/attraction between white men and Chinese women is a strong theme. (I have yet to see a native character, probably because there was a $250 bounty on all natives, so none would have lived long if they wandered into town)Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.com