Meryl Federman
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Did Galen have Barrayaran-style prejudices against uterine replicators and homosexuality? Mark implies that he was exposed to slurs against both from Galen himself, and it seemed like Mark didn't just know about Barrayar's prejudices in an academic way, but really felt them. Was Galen putting on an act, or was he truly biased? If he was biased, was such bias common on Komarr?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Komarr is relatively socially liberal, although not as much as Beta Colony. Galen's prejudices -- or hatreds, more precisely -- are of Barrayar in general and Aral Vorkosigan in particular, for which any ammunition to hand would serve.
Uterine replicators, certainly, would be common background tech from a Komarran's point of view; it would be like being prejudiced against, I dunno, pick the routine medical technology of your choice. IV drips, MRI scans, ventilators. But anything can be hurled as an insult if the irate person is distraught enough.
Ta, L.
Uterine replicators, certainly, would be common background tech from a Komarran's point of view; it would be like being prejudiced against, I dunno, pick the routine medical technology of your choice. IV drips, MRI scans, ventilators. But anything can be hurled as an insult if the irate person is distraught enough.
Ta, L.
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