Yes. The ancient symbol of the Aes Sedai is a circle split in two ala Yin-Yang. The upwards pointing white half of the Flame of Tar-Valon and symbolises female channelers and Saidar. The downwards pointing black half is "The Dragon's tooth" and while it is meant to represent men and Saidin in the books it's used to brand someone as evil in the same vein hanging a dress on someone's locker would be done in high school back in the 90s of there were rumours they were gay.
The One Power is both Saidin and Saidar. They are both each others equal and opposite. When used together they are nigh unstoppable yet while divided they are diminished and incomplete. Two of the most important acts in the entire series happen because both work together to accomplish something that alone neither would have even the slightest hope of coming close to achieving.
And yet it seems the chucklefucks in charge are angling for there to be no divide which makes the entire point of there being a difference irrelevant. It also throws away the concept why male channelers are dangerous because Saidin is Tainted by the literal devil. If there is only The One Power and no distinct components then there's no reason why it only drives men insane.
That’s what I loved about the books. With all the “strong woman” narratives out there today this series could have have been a breath of fresh air by having men and women working together and complementing each other with their powers.
without the men to keep them in check, the women become monsters
Pretty much. Even going back to the Age of Legends when Lews Therin wanted to attack Shayol Gul with both men and women the women refused and it fucked up the plan. The plan which later gets shown to have been the correct one all along.
One of the Reds tries leading the White Tower after staging a coup against a previously elected Blue and proceeds to fuck up so badly she almost ends the world. That isn't hyperbole. She tries to capture Rand later under false diplomatic pretenses that results in the deaths and stilling of several Aes Sedai when he gets rescued. She repeatedly refers to her visions as some kind of sacrosanct plan despite the fact she's not even that good at Foretelling in the first place. She resorts to abuse and blackmail when trying to flex her power because she has nothing else going for her. And in the end she gets kidnapped while asleep because she didn't even realise she'd been attacked in the first place.
The whole Vileness is a separate issue. Reds repeatedly stilling men and then leaving out in the open at the "mercy" of their neighbors and the elements. This is why Tom hates Aes Sedai, they did this to his nephew. Turns out the whole thing was orchestrated by the evil Black Ajah because they were trying to kill the Dragon reborn because they knew he would be reborn, so the militant misandrist group of the Aes Sedai get easily tricked into doing the work of literal Satan [Shia'tan] worshippers because the things they were "tricked" into doing were that closely aligned with their basic policies in the first place.
Every female ruler fucks up because they think they know best and it gets repeatedly shown they're being manipulated by an advisor who is either a Darkfriend or an actual Chosen in at least 3 cases, but because their ego is being fed the morons go ahead with it.
Yes. The ancient symbol of the Aes Sedai is a circle split in two ala Yin-Yang. The upwards pointing white half of the Flame of Tar-Valon and symbolises female channelers and Saidar. The downwards pointing black half is "The Dragon's tooth" and while it is meant to represent men and Saidin in the books it's used to brand someone as evil in the same vein hanging a dress on someone's locker would be done in high school back in the 90s of there were rumours they were gay.
The One Power is both Saidin and Saidar. They are both each others equal and opposite. When used together they are nigh unstoppable yet while divided they are diminished and incomplete. Two of the most important acts in the entire series happen because both work together to accomplish something that alone neither would have even the slightest hope of coming close to achieving.
And yet it seems the chucklefucks in charge are angling for there to be no divide which makes the entire point of there being a difference irrelevant. It also throws away the concept why male channelers are dangerous because Saidin is Tainted by the literal devil. If there is only The One Power and no distinct components then there's no reason why it only drives men insane.
That’s what I loved about the books. With all the “strong woman” narratives out there today this series could have have been a breath of fresh air by having men and women working together and complementing each other with their powers.
Pretty much. Even going back to the Age of Legends when Lews Therin wanted to attack Shayol Gul with both men and women the women refused and it fucked up the plan. The plan which later gets shown to have been the correct one all along.
One of the Reds tries leading the White Tower after staging a coup against a previously elected Blue and proceeds to fuck up so badly she almost ends the world. That isn't hyperbole. She tries to capture Rand later under false diplomatic pretenses that results in the deaths and stilling of several Aes Sedai when he gets rescued. She repeatedly refers to her visions as some kind of sacrosanct plan despite the fact she's not even that good at Foretelling in the first place. She resorts to abuse and blackmail when trying to flex her power because she has nothing else going for her. And in the end she gets kidnapped while asleep because she didn't even realise she'd been attacked in the first place.
The whole Vileness is a separate issue. Reds repeatedly stilling men and then leaving out in the open at the "mercy" of their neighbors and the elements. This is why Tom hates Aes Sedai, they did this to his nephew. Turns out the whole thing was orchestrated by the evil Black Ajah because they were trying to kill the Dragon reborn because they knew he would be reborn, so the militant misandrist group of the Aes Sedai get easily tricked into doing the work of literal Satan [Shia'tan] worshippers because the things they were "tricked" into doing were that closely aligned with their basic policies in the first place.
Every female ruler fucks up because they think they know best and it gets repeatedly shown they're being manipulated by an advisor who is either a Darkfriend or an actual Chosen in at least 3 cases, but because their ego is being fed the morons go ahead with it.