Is it just me or are All of the female channelers bullies and underhanded and arrogant. Most every woman is but all of the aes sedai are. I get the feeling that they are all upset that they are not men. I don't mean this in a sexist way, but it is the way they were written. When they can use the power to bully them Always do and Egwene mentions several times how "unfair" it is that Rand can do what he does and she can't even see the flows.
When Mat is immune to direct use of the power. Nynaeve who I hate almost more than Egwene through Most of the series resorts to kicking him. Then when she realizes that she is actually vulnerable to him she runs and hides from him. Coward/bully. She eventually can not even deal with him in a civilized manner because she can't get the upper hand. All of the women in this series either try to bully, manipulate or expect men to not try to do the same out of a chivalrous attitude. The aes sedai are the worst. When tam calls out cassia me for a bully is one of my favorite scenes in the series. And for all the vaunted three oaths most aes sedai still have warders to do the things they can't so that they can get around those oaths.
Another question is why any strong warrior would choose a subservient role to one of these manipulative bitches. Don't even get me started about Mat being raped and the women's humour at it. Their justification is that he's getting some of his own back at him, but I can't remember mat even flirting with an unwilling woman let alone raping her. Don't get me wrong, I love these books. I've been reading them since the first was new on the shelves and reread them before I buy a new one every time. I am happy that Jordan at least acknowledges that there are women in his world and makes them a large part of his storyline. But I have to say he could have done a better job characterizing them.
When Mat is immune to direct use of the power. Nynaeve who I hate almost more than Egwene through Most of the series resorts to kicking him. Then when she realizes that she is actually vulnerable to him she runs and hides from him. Coward/bully. She eventually can not even deal with him in a civilized manner because she can't get the upper hand. All of the women in this series either try to bully, manipulate or expect men to not try to do the same out of a chivalrous attitude. The aes sedai are the worst. When tam calls out cassia me for a bully is one of my favorite scenes in the series. And for all the vaunted three oaths most aes sedai still have warders to do the things they can't so that they can get around those oaths.
Another question is why any strong warrior would choose a subservient role to one of these manipulative bitches. Don't even get me started about Mat being raped and the women's humour at it. Their justification is that he's getting some of his own back at him, but I can't remember mat even flirting with an unwilling woman let alone raping her. Don't get me wrong, I love these books. I've been reading them since the first was new on the shelves and reread them before I buy a new one every time. I am happy that Jordan at least acknowledges that there are women in his world and makes them a large part of his storyline. But I have to say he could have done a better job characterizing them.
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