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[alexseanchai]

Very pleased with Monstrous Regiment. Not clear on whether Jackrum is trans...

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[fred_mouse]

That was absolutely my thought as well. (previous note above was more circumspect, in order to avoid spoilers).

[alexseanchai]

:)

[alatefeline]

I think I agree. Though my initial reaction was "Jackrum is JACKRUM!" But, yeah. He'll be the BEST granddad, too.

I really like Maladict. Does anyone else read Maladict as possibly genderqueer?

[alexseanchai]

I'm not sure. The book makes such a point of These Are Women, but also I kind of have the impression Pratchett wouldn't have known what "transgender" meant, never mind "genderqueer". So while I'm happy to read Maladict as genderqueer...

[fred_mouse]

I actually thought that the point was that 'these are people with women's classified-as-female bodies' genitalia and secondary sexual characteristics, which is why the whole 'dressing as women to infiltrate the keep' managed such dark humour -- the gatekeeping on gender expression and identity.

[alexseanchai]

Might the phrase you're looking for be "ovarian-morph"? :)

[fred_mouse]

probably not - the assumption could be that these people have ovaries, but if we consider something like XY complete androgen insensitivity, those are people with all the external 'female' bits, but they may not have any of the internal or organs. They will look female externally, but aren't female at the genetic level or at the reproductive level.

[alexseanchai]

Right, point.

[fred_mouse]

Language, why is it so imprecise :-{