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Getting a bit icky on the recent βsexism is ok actuallyβ so it's time to talk about warrior cat sexism. here we go again.
The sexism in Warrior Cats runs deeper than mere surface-level discomfort. It's not simply a matter of disliking some portrayals of female characters, but rather a systemic issue that manifests in different ways in the writing. This embedded sexism affects the series in ways that go beyond individual instances and extend into the narrative itself, influencing character development, plot dynamics, and the overall portrayal of gender roles within the clans.
The series has an unequal distribution of males and females in leadership roles in the clans, proportionately there are more males that have been leaders, deputies and medcats while females on the other hand are in roles associated with caregiving, Motherhood is often portrayed as a defining aspect of a shecat character. With little exploration of their desires or goals beyond raising kits, This restricts their identity to one role. while male character romance often will be a side note in their stories, a lot of female characters plots will revolve around a tom or kits.
They frequently face restrictions in their choices and ambitions, they are often given less dialogue and are portrayed as having less impact on the plot. sometimes female characters will be killed simply for character development for their male counterparts.
While the Warrior Cats series creates a fictional universe with its own set of rules and norms, lets remember that this world is crafted by authors who have agency in shaping the narrative. Even within a fictional context, choices about gender dynamics, character development, and relationships are decisions made by the writers. Using the in-universe setting as an excuse for sexist writing overlooks the fact that these narratives are constructed and can be critiqued in terms of their portrayal of gender.
I do not think the authors rubs there hands and laugh manically when they write these books to turn kids sexist. I doubt that itβs intentional and simply just subconscious influence that manifest in the text, but sometimes I wonder.