Well, that was the first chapter of the revision, so... July 6th, 2008 was when I first posted that chapter on my Beta-list. (that's also where you should be starting if you want to read GCA right now instead of wait for me to snippet it here)
Doc's stories did often have the view that there were actually superior and inferior beings, yes.
The Skylark series has somewhat more sexism, despite the Lensverse's "Women don't use Lenses".
Yes, they did. One thing that totally boggled my wife recently was when I was reading the Little House books to my daughter (we're currently in "On the Banks of Plum Creek") and Pa and Ma go away FOR A WHOLE DAY and leave Laura and Mary in charge of the house. Alone. At the ages of 7 and 8, respectively.
She couldn't grasp the idea that it was perfectly normal to expect kids that age to take care of the basic operation of the household for a day.
Re: Atomic Rockets!
Doc's stories did often have the view that there were actually superior and inferior beings, yes.
The Skylark series has somewhat more sexism, despite the Lensverse's "Women don't use Lenses".
Yes, they did. One thing that totally boggled my wife recently was when I was reading the Little House books to my daughter (we're currently in "On the Banks of Plum Creek") and Pa and Ma go away FOR A WHOLE DAY and leave Laura and Mary in charge of the house. Alone. At the ages of 7 and 8, respectively.
She couldn't grasp the idea that it was perfectly normal to expect kids that age to take care of the basic operation of the household for a day.