Bet.

The thing about Equal Rites is, it's not just a book about how girls can do anything boys can do, and the only thing trying to stop her is meanie old men. It's about how girls can do anything boys can do, I suppose, if she really must, though I* can't see why she wants to.

It's about shaking off gender essentialism, not deciding who someone can and can't be as soon as you see their newborn baby genitals, and adults not telling kids to be who they "should" be instead of who they really are... while also being really super clear that the traditionally male-dominated path isn't inherently better, it's just better paid.

It explores Granny's position of trying to hold Esk back from becoming a wizard, stemming not from thinking that girls aren't smart enough or that they should only be wives and mothers, but from a contempt for the flashy and self-important ways of wizards and belief that the more domestic and practical sphere of witchcraft is more important and better. It's a pretty accurate depiction of the way some older women enforcing gender roles think.

I suppose the book is more of a critique of the whole women's intuition/men's intelligence nonsense dichotomy, as well as a reminder not to cling too eagerly to the patriarchy's priorities in the search for equality.

Men aren't better at "jommetry" than women. But "jommetry" isn't more difficult or important than Granny Weatherwax's practical, rural skills - herbcraft, midwifery, caring for and understanding goats and bees, managing people, and so on.

Sir Terry never got on with the assembly lines of formal education, which is probably an important thing to bear in mind when reading this book.

*Granny Weatherwax

“Ethics? Playing god?! I created easily affordable 3D printed organs that are perfectly compatible with the human body! Do you know how many people will die if you bring me to "justice”? I saw what happened to the guy who almost cured cancer! You’re no hero, you’re just a hired gun!“

reblog this rat until staff gets involved

Dude I regret taking intro to business. Teacher showed a PowerPoint and look at this silly ass emoji

What is the destructive mischief made by nonbinary people called?

THEYhem

This is pretty minor, but I try to type "its" but it keeps correcting to "it's". Not super bad, but annoying as fuck.

What’s the worst time you’ve been auto corrected?

I HATE cable management... there's no job harder than computer guy:(

I hate it when people are like "Oh, humans are evil by nature". Not because I think it makes me a bad person, but because I'm evil by choice and I REALLY don't like my hard work reduced to mere natural talent. I fuckin WORKED for this status and you will NOT take that away from me!

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