Comments on: A brilliant idea for a new fantasy…

By: Glenda Larke

Glenda Larke — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 20:12:00 +0000

OOoo - I like that Emma quote. How very appropriate!

That's a good point, Patty. That's the way it works in real life a lot too, although not in this case methinks.

Ah, Ted, I already have...well, sort of. Bits and pieces anyway.

By: hrugaar

hrugaar — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:40:00 +0000

Not sure about the rolling around on the pavement. More plausible that when a pretty girl walks by half nekkid, most of the men would be reaching their hands inside their pockets to rearrange their bits while thinking lascivious thoughts…i.e. being a bunch of, um, winkers.

For some reason this brings to mind a Jane Austen quote (Emma): ‘To be sure – our discordancies must always arise from my being in the wrong.’ Though I fear the sarcasm would be lost on the JAIP.

By: Ted Mahsun

Ted Mahsun — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:51:00 +0000

"I'll have to do some thinking on that one - I mean, it sounds kinda wacky, doesn't it, that someone has it in for 50% of the population..."

That's easy! You even have the answer already. The reasoning would be because the JAIP obviously think *all* women are the harbingers of evil. After all they *do* wear sleeveless shirts and have enticing wobbly bits!

Seriously though, I wish you or someone else would write a fantasy with a plot like this, Glenda. Malaysian reality is too good not to use in fantasy books!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:51:00 +0000

I'd love to, except I'd probably be arrested right along with you.

Er ... do tell me again how tolerant this faith is, that the JAIP guys so fervently defend? Oh right ... you can't. Because more often than not, it ain't.

God help every last woman in Malaysia.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:29:00 +0000

I may be saying something totally silly, but personally I'd find the law more easy to explain if it went against *artistically talented* people (who, surprise, surprise) are often women.

OK, look at me talking. I'm just writing a novel about the male/female thing, but it's a novel for kids, and imo for adults the simple male vs female thing is a bit black&white, a bit too topical, and has a slight taste of 'see how bad some religions are to their women' about it. Did I say preachy? I don't know. That's why I think a secondary complication (i.e. the discrimination is not specifically directed to women, but often ends up being so) would go well.

Oh well. My $0.02. Toss if you want.

By: Glenda Larke

Glenda Larke — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:03:00 +0000

P.S. Please come and rescue me when I get arrested.