(10-16-2013, 04:34 PM)allgivenover Wrote: I think you're correct there, it doesn't seem likely that tribal ways will persist much longer, and it's entirely possible for modern Miqo'te to find themselves in a monogamous situation. I'm just saying traditionally it was likely a no go.
But you mistake me again, I'm not saying that Miqo'te being promiscuous is a logical or correct way for them be, I'm saying that through logical reasoning we can conclude that it just didn't work that way for them traditionally. What's right or wrong or outdated or primitive is immaterial to that point.
The problem I am seeing here is that you are falling into a modern and very western view of gender and biological sex.
Gender is a social construct, it is a position now in the Modern west it is based almost purely on biology. This is not necissarily the case in many cultures. I'll use the Bugis as an example. They are a fairly traditional people who still hold to shamanic views(along with embracing Islam) who divide themselves up into 5 genders using just standard human biology. I can point out other traditional societies that had other gender roles outside what western society creates(most of which we would equate with homosexuality)
Now with the biology of the Miqote one can imagine they might develop all sorts of complex gender roles. Now among humans on earth there are studies indicating advantages for homosexuality on a biological end. Now Irl that's more about male homosexuality than female, but we are dealing with fictional cat people so I think adapting the strategies to swap biological sexes would make sense with a tendency to have large numbers of females vs males.
Thus while you say that it seems logical that Male miqote naturally be promiscuous, while there is a distinct possibility that rather than copying the Seeker model the Keepers might take from other real world traditions on gender. This may even vary from enclave to enclave as traditionally Moon figures are fluid and changing various enclaves would by my thoughts be much less rigid about universal culture vs the Seekers(along with having many smaller groups)
