What did boromir do in rivendell?

[Belegorn]

Originally Posted by jallanite

Considering how many rulers of Númenor there were, that actually sounds very sexist.

If it were so sexist I'd say there would be ONLY kings which there weren't. I believe there are more women than men in the real world. I also believe without the consent of men women would have less rights than they do today. I do wonder if the sexes are equal why women should ever be treated as lesser than men being half and usually most of the population. Personally I do not believe in equality. I think some people are better than others.

Back to Tolkien, Galadriel was the equal of Feanor who was seen as the greatest of the Children of Illuvatar. Though with Elves there was not much difference in physical ability between the sexes whereas in our world men are about 30% stronger than women physically. So is there sexism or women not knowing their place? I'm not sure. I like women even those like Penthesilia but even the daughter of Ares was no match for Achilles. I can't see an army of women in the thick of battle where the men are perhaps just nurses or non-combatants. Obviously, people not being equal there are some women who're more suited for battle than men. There are always some things that make me wonder about these differences like war, philosophizing, birthing humans, etc.