: Re: I want to write a book, but I don't know if it's "too sexist" I'm writing a story, and it's like this so far: A boy watches his family get slaughtered before him, he has to become a slave

I do not think that a sexist world is necessarily bad in a book. Margaret Atwood has written books in worlds sexist and otherwise discriminating and gotten praised for it. As long as your character is not a supporter of an this institution - e.g. he feels he should be equal, he has male best friends - or you show that the system does not work, it should not be badly received by a majority of readers.

However, this may not be true. Many people may still find this very sexist and evil. Therefore, I would suggest possibly marginalizing the description of the social position you have here. Ignoring the intricacies - only telling the reader that women are in charge, and that some women are better than others, may allow your readers to ignore the discrimination.

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