Yeah, there's a lot to think about—including the fact that Ida's gender saved her, which is not that uncommon in genocides. (Adam Jones and others have coined the term gendercide to talk about the way that genocides often involve the extermination of boys and men.)
Yeah, there's a lot to think about—including the fact that Ida's gender saved her, which is not that uncommon in genocides. (Adam Jones and others have coined the term gendercide to talk about the way that genocides often involve the extermination of boys and men.)
well...it's not so much ironic as kind of indicative of how patriarchal ideology and violence works. men are seen as a threat; women become the property of the men who win, and can be subjugated in various ways (sexual violence, enslavement, and/or, as in Ida's case, indoctrinated and robbed of cultural heritage.)
Yeah, there's a lot to think about—including the fact that Ida's gender saved her, which is not that uncommon in genocides. (Adam Jones and others have coined the term gendercide to talk about the way that genocides often involve the extermination of boys and men.)
Which is ironic since the chances of survival of any group of animals or humans depends on the number of females.
well...it's not so much ironic as kind of indicative of how patriarchal ideology and violence works. men are seen as a threat; women become the property of the men who win, and can be subjugated in various ways (sexual violence, enslavement, and/or, as in Ida's case, indoctrinated and robbed of cultural heritage.)