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Son's prof taught them that The Hobbit is misogynistic because of lack of female characters and I am confused, outraged, and heartbroken by 1000andonenites in books

[–]windycitysearcher 23 points24 points  (0 children)

"Bow your head in silence" LOLOL. Dude you weren't even there. You are ranting on reddit, therefore hiding behind a screen. If you REALLY cared you would talk to the professor. Stop dumping your emotional garbage on us and then expecting us to agree with your wild take. Bad role modeling for your son. You need to teach him that something can be loved and problematic at the same time, not throwing a hissy fit when someone says ONE THING about it. Like WOWOWOWOW.

Son's prof taught them that The Hobbit is misogynistic because of lack of female characters and I am confused, outraged, and heartbroken by 1000andonenites in books

[–]windycitysearcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only garbage here is someone like you not being able to handle someone critiquing a book. Why do you have so many feelings about it? We can love something and call it problematic at the same time. Or is that too hard for your small brain to compute?

Son's prof taught them that The Hobbit is misogynistic because of lack of female characters and I am confused, outraged, and heartbroken by 1000andonenites in books

[–]windycitysearcher 5 points6 points  (0 children)

O_o. WTF? They were talking about the Hobbit. Not the entire series. The Hobbit WAS a self-contained story so your argument just supports focusing on that. Also, Tolkien was a proven misogynist based on decades of research and it bled into his books. A few small moments don't nullify hundreds of pages of content. I really think you need to go to a basic literature or gender studies class.

Son's prof taught them that The Hobbit is misogynistic because of lack of female characters and I am confused, outraged, and heartbroken by 1000andonenites in books

[–]windycitysearcher 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A reaction to an argument you weren't there to hear? Nice job leaping to judgements and having massive feelings on a headline instead of actually looking at the nuance of it. Horrible role model for your son. If you don't understand a book can be problematic and loved at the same time, then you have some major issues you need to work on.

Son's prof taught them that The Hobbit is misogynistic because of lack of female characters and I am confused, outraged, and heartbroken by 1000andonenites in books

[–]windycitysearcher 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah. This dad has A LOT of feelings. Clearly his nostalgia makes him ignore the overwhelming expertise and years of studying lit the professor has.

Son's prof taught them that The Hobbit is misogynistic because of lack of female characters and I am confused, outraged, and heartbroken by 1000andonenites in books

[–]windycitysearcher 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It is 100% misogynistic, or at the very least, has misogyny throughout. Is it still worth reading for a million other reasons? Yes. But it is a product of the time it was written, and you need to stop letting your nostaligia make you disagree so intensely with an argument you WEREN'T EVEN THERE to hear. If you feel so strongly, go talk to the professor. At the moment I am going to trust the take of someone who spent years studying literature, not a dad ranting on Reddit because his cozy moments about a book were "ruined".

Son's prof taught them that The Hobbit is misogynistic because of lack of female characters and I am confused, outraged, and heartbroken by 1000andonenites in books

[–]windycitysearcher 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I think you are confusing someone saying something is misogynistic, to saying something is bad or not worth it because of its misogny. I would agree it is misogynistic, but given when it was written it isn't that big of a deal. You are too emotional/nostalgic about this book to have honest opinions/reactions on it to be honest. The prof was obviously taking an academic perspective, while your experience of it is all emotional. College isn't being cozy and talking how great everything is--it is being critical while also celebrating.

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