Feel free to spam ahead! I always welcome a reason to get a break from RL and discuss the mating habits of fictional men *g*
Intelectually, I do understand that much of what I am put off by can be explained by the historical context. But my aversion is a rather instinctive one anyway.
As to the Emily series, they're set in the 1920s, and the girl is pretty independend and hangs around with boys a lot. The man turns out truly creepy after a while, getting all possessive and jealous and whatnot. And such things really freak me out.
the ideal woman of any age was seen as childlike, and they had the skull-measurements to prove it. ~_~
Ah yes. And psychological maturity was not to be expected since women had no soul anyway.
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Re: because i'm spamming your inbox today...
Date: 2004-03-14 05:46 am (UTC)Intelectually, I do understand that much of what I am put off by can be explained by the historical context. But my aversion is a rather instinctive one anyway.
As to the Emily series, they're set in the 1920s, and the girl is pretty independend and hangs around with boys a lot. The man turns out truly creepy after a while, getting all possessive and jealous and whatnot. And such things really freak me out.
the ideal woman of any age was seen as childlike, and they had the skull-measurements to prove it. ~_~
Ah yes. And psychological maturity was not to be expected since women had no soul anyway.