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Oh, me too! Specially they way she initially saw herself!Hannah Hampton wrote: ↑18 Dec 2022, 15:40 I felt absolutely heartbroken during Kim's revelation about her sexuality.
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It was the craziest thing (and something I've never, ever come across before) to finish the book still not sure of some characters' actual gender. Such a unique aspect.
I do find it curious that readers would be heartbroken about Kim's sexual orientation. She was raised to be gender neutral, so that's how she saw herself, but everything about her encounters indicated her preference. This was cemented in my mind when Shan's gender was eventually revealed, as it was clear to me from the start that their relationship had been more than platonic.
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As for Kim, I am happy that she found the strength to stand up for her genderist choice, whatever it is. The point is that humans must be afforded the freedom of choice.
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I thought it was truly heartbreaking that people couldn't have preferences, even if they have such a strong repulsion to certain people. I just couldn't believe that in this modern society, the tables were turned. Instead of being gay being treated like a mental disorder, the book treats anyone that isn't equal to both innies and outies like they have a mental disorder. It's eerily similar, but just different enough to cause goosebumps. I hate the idea that if you're part of the LGBTQIA+ community, you have something wrong with you that needs to be fixed. I know it's not as common to hear that, but it still feels like it's common enough.Hannah Hampton wrote: ↑18 Dec 2022, 15:40 What did everyone think about gender in Terms of Service? I thought it was a really interesting conversation-starter on individual identity. I found myself labeling some characters as male or female even though they were all referred to as "she," did anyone else imagine characters like this? I felt absolutely heartbroken during Kim's revelation about her sexuality. I was curious what everybody's thoughts were on these things!
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It was definitely crazy to not know everyone's gender lol. I was so sad when they said Kim needed to be fixed QAQ. I didn't realize their relationship was more until the big reveal.Maryam Newman wrote: ↑21 Dec 2022, 01:43 With the main character being female and thus the personal pronouns being feminine for everyone, it made all the characters female by default until proven otherwise, which is a very interesting way to proceed through a book full of characters! I was caught out more than once, which was a good laugh; the biggest being the "woman" with the big red beard
It was the craziest thing (and something I've never, ever come across before) to finish the book still not sure of some characters' actual gender. Such a unique aspect.
I do find it curious that readers would be heartbroken about Kim's sexual orientation. She was raised to be gender neutral, so that's how she saw herself, but everything about her encounters indicated her preference. This was cemented in my mind when Shan's gender was eventually revealed, as it was clear to me from the start that their relationship had been more than platonic.
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Well hello there Alex! I think the main reason for gender neutrality was because the society in the book values gender neutrality. It makes it clear that they want everyone to be the same and like everyone. They want everyone to be equal, and it just adds to the story, I think! Have a nice day!Alex Reeves wrote: ↑04 Jan 2023, 02:22 I'm still not clear as to the reason for the gender neutrality. Was that supposed to give the story a kind of mysterious aura, or something?