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Edit: When I say "Center Right" I also mean relative to Ferengi society.

A small addition to my post, Gender and Sexual Orientation in FERENGI society from a few months back.

I caught this frame in the background of LD S4 E6 Parth's Ferengi Heart Place, depicting an unclothed Ferengi woman.

This provides an interesting insight into the Ferengi social/political landscape of the Nagus Rom era. It suggests a center right that is fine with women traveling in public to some extent (maybe with limits, like it can only be with husband or father or out of necessity), but not them being clothed. This doesn't seem to be that common, as most Ferengi women we see in this episode (including on the television in Boimler's apartment) are clothed, but it seems to be a position that exists.

Honestly, I'd be interested in a novel (perhaps written from the perspective of an autobiography) or something about how Nagus Rom and Leeta survived leading Ferenginar the first few years and adjusted to such a different role from his engineering days. We could learn a lot about the Ferengi political system.

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[–] Kirk@startrek.website 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

A truly feminist society would allow women to choose a traditional gender role but not force it upon them.

[–] 3dmvr@lemm.ee 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Wheel of time not femenist then?

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 4 points 3 hours ago

I know what some of those words mean!

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 13 points 15 hours ago

I would assume Rom wouldnt force them to be clothed. Just allowed them to do so and most did.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 11 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

My favorite thing about this episode is that the name is a reference to an amazing show and for absolutely no reason I can figure out.

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 8 points 14 hours ago

Well it is the greatest work of literature put onto film ever, written by the most prolific writer in history who is a modern version Shakespeare, Garth Marenghi.