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Through my readings of the books, I have been fascinated by the way Terry uses the dwarfs as analogies for various groups. Quite apart from the fundamentalist types that rail against change, I also see a connection with the LGBTQ community. We have from the start had dwarfs nervous about standing out and daring to be different. We have awkward attempts to ascertain what gender a fellow dwarf is. I used to think that, in some way, the dwarf community had managed at attain a certain equality in so much that dwarfs could be whomever they wanted - as long as it was a dwarf.
And that's when I came to think about the connection to the LGBTQ movement. Starting with Cheery (it seems) dwarfs are daring to wear their gender on their shoulders - so to speak. More and more of them are "out" and increasingly proud. It's a form of liberation.
What do you all think?
Through my readings of the books, I have been fascinated by the way Terry uses the dwarfs as analogies for various groups. Quite apart from the fundamentalist types that rail against change, I also see a connection with the LGBTQ community. We have from the start had dwarfs nervous about standing out and daring to be different. We have awkward attempts to ascertain what gender a fellow dwarf is. I used to think that, in some way, the dwarf community had managed at attain a certain equality in so much that dwarfs could be whomever they wanted - as long as it was a dwarf.
And that's when I came to think about the connection to the LGBTQ movement. Starting with Cheery (it seems) dwarfs are daring to wear their gender on their shoulders - so to speak. More and more of them are "out" and increasingly proud. It's a form of liberation.
What do you all think?