The following is an excerpt from a PM between myself and
lord of dor-lomin. In the following quote, I was defending my post about Galadriel, as well as making a point about Eowyn:
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Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil
The idea of the post was that nobody is denying that Eowyn is awesome solely because of sex, we're denying that she's the best fighter solely because she's not. But then again, why not listen to estrogen once in a while? The idea of the thread is best fighter, which automatically makes most of the answers testosterone-induced. "Wow, he's the best because he killed forty trolls!" It's like hanging out with a bunch of middle aged hunters and fishermen. They all judge who is the best by the size of the kill, not by the difficulty in getting to it in the first place.
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I thought it applicable enough to this discussion to post.