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Vbe11 It coaN to rads• the tradltlonal patriarchal py r 111 tdd h!enr chluol pm,er !1111noauthortty... •truc.ture 1' r • pl1c.-d by dis<:usaton and agreeaent whlc:b In th rul• of 11exl!l11 and u,L), • blll't It, yoo lud to •ctlan: • soc t• ty In wht ch no po1ra,m csn lmpo&• his •nd I are not re.110te ly @'IU.111 In ti,o,,ledjie or ,:,r her Will on any other. Sllloe t e11 lnl•ts believe t1u1t the Hpo1r!anc• 01" ar,alya i a or r..,d1n11 <I an quite nuc.lur faa!ly (!atber. •oth1tr, chtldr•nl s bould be replaced 11ur11 gf that las t > ar anything dH, f011r 01117 by the ntend.-d faally (1r,c\udl"!I 5r111dparent•, sunu and approprlat.ea.ttltude la tbla Min- la to keep unclu,c011slna) orclan,0rb7saocl•ty !nwhlchch!ldren yovrao..tbllhut"ndyoureynopet1&bdy011rears. 1rera1-,o••unally. Allny.butnot • ll, !ealnlat.aare npe111tr until JOU k11D>1 where )'OIi ere. br•lat, ...111g the apttollst soelo--!IC'onoalc s,-te• •• the llettar Ira• JOllnna Russ to Dl• IH 8rod.erlct , root a l aoc:t• ldll'l• iV<II D.,.._, Soa•• re1nsr,::hl• ts,bel11t11lr,,g quoted In .fustr• ll• n S1' ,._,..,, h7 l'Hl11 Lh&t sn7 g.,..en,...,ul atnletw'• ! • vrong But listen to Fstlwtr And,._ GrNle7, la his l atroductlaa to .U I of tt••• l<!Ma, aad ...,, ot.Hr aspacts ot n111 •ur ..-.. u , ,. ~ Fe.11 t11 111H:, or Cod <SMbury Press. !Hlal.s•, baYe been ,u:plor.t In SE; ln<M• CI, Sf an be 11eet1 197'7) as the 11at.ural v<llllcl• for !eaifll• t. ...-!tUg, d"5plte tha ther• ar• cr-ltlcs w~ .,Ill argue tb.llt 011ly • !•ct t.b.llt tM gene 1111-. b.lator-lall7 ban rNpgaslhle lar voa• n abould ...-tte •bout th• tu111.h,lt7 of Go:!. a• la-d.o• iut-.1 sulS• of ~ .....,.t order &ch • 11 •~nt I• tdeal"l!llc::al .--.attclul Olll7 U.. 7"""11 rohould write •bout U.. 7°""!• mal7 t1111 --v ll.lte aha.ltd write ahout Ula aOll""vhlte, ~l:-:-hout.~~!:;~~-~~~c.!~ ••~7•~= I write tbta t.lirN dip a!™° tll.e ~•I ll• ctl<:m Tb.111: ~~ =.:i..:'.~ antH1><ell• ctulll, r-Metl,_.r7 •Dd ::e f:a: !~-=:~~b!l.~1: ~:-rlflll :::l=I~~:~ 11 tut !11eb.a~1::" t ~!,!.!'!u!.., "::~ =~IJ .,!=9:S:~•~,.!~~~ :!: c;•';'e•: ': r~::., ~i:=-- pe::' ~:.!~ °:'~ ag~f:., ": I tboOl11bt -- but ldoflot clal• that 1 .,..,_ 1..,.. fro•• Wlctorlan p1ter f••Ht•,. t.ha:, do • .,.,. • 1111. tod.llv. wbo rul..-. r•aale ....-spaeu .... 1 a• IIDt, wnaan; 1 u.,. Dot t,,,e,. by edict ratber tUt1 al1011lll,8 , let ,tone no:ouragln5, rr- 1 nd 11 :~=~tt".."nsa"':n=l~.:i~ a:. a .::;;\1i:~ •::•PIil~~= l~l::~_:i:_7~; vlll """' om tlae Mrl fl- y.an;: I lnHllled In wo• io11 : I Uvt 11 ~ l !v.-d vtth tbio <often ' an lllCr.,.lng ca11t ra.ll.1111 Uon ot JID"'•r {the ant1th1t11! ft or u11conac louel HJIIICUtlons and behav!011r of other• towards !1d11 l fi t pollt1cal Ideology> m• as a .,0.,.11 • And I doha¥11 3'!1 year.11of upbr1nglnga.nd • a trlcter reguletton,;1 ag.. 1a11t trlNdoa of U!for11a tlon :=:.:•~:~~";:/"' • ,.,.,. counting agun•t ,.. !n ay att.,.pta !!~'!~~; ~dpo~t~~fi_~':..!~~~~;111 11-.oH aar• freqlll!11t, ~o eltlloogh Ji:anna RufiS 'a coa • 1nt• au • y• pto• atlc o! wht I &ee a• the arrogance and lntoleraru:11 or S1J.11e ntrl!ll!I • t 1 ~;;~~~:. t~~:! ~· :!!~~on' !:~i:;· t!° t!: :~~-~:~~•it~cc:;~ m erzoIle her point, but not h•r co,.clu• lo11. I do not clal• that l SCIENCE FICTION ANO FANTASY c::a n • ee Su,_ fro• n fe!ISII po1npaet1V11 but, Ule Fr Gr"l•y, I do clala tU, right, U I hu• sn belllg, to di~ a 6UbJect • tbn11tl,- rel,.,,ant to aJJ bu• aas, fuale or -• 111. -~----,;;:-::;..:= 1- ""' [JTiltslBSIJ8 -- 7.::- ·--:-------·---·-"'- kry GeaU• &Ullllletl tbt, da"l!ff""9 rapr-f,ntaslea at Jobb __,._.,._, ,, _ ,,.. _____,_., lor-ua'a Hlf!St Gar bool:s, aod flad.11 t~elr roots to be ---"~... - !IUIJ Ill our •ocl•t7 =-..:::::."::.:::.:.:"u•-:·::.-:::.."'.-..:::- G"J'...U. J- vDDders wUt baa ba~ to U.. ral• of Uie aschohllro!11SFLl!.t-..""'PP"""fldlyaor•Ubar•t.edd• ys. Jen Weber gl- • ., <WerY!ltW of IHhlat Vt.opt.an ft<:tto,,. •tte Qrl• tle SM11 bcv a.,,.- l..az,guage gCIYft"ll• 0.. w.11y we tblnk .ad beh.lVII.