This is a really interesting example of how patriarchal constructs dehumanizes everyone. The very first plot point of the story involves the teammates deeming women attracted to an attractive bachelor as “nuisances” and then banning them from the premises without asking the subject. Then they are irritated by the inconvenience of not being allowed to have women over and basically scheme to set up DeMarcus with a girl that THEY deem is ideal, without asking his opinion, but their main goal isn’t really to help DeMarcus, but “get him laid to end the ban”, so they can all get laid. Women who are trying to meet up with them are either a nuisance or a commodity, and it flips as convenient. DeMarcus is treated in a similar way. Just like they make assumptions about the intent and behavior of women, they don’t even bother to ask what kind of girl he wants, or if he even wants to meet someone that way. I actually appreciate the subtlety and how it drives the plot without bashing the reader over the head.
This is a really interesting example of how patriarchal constructs dehumanizes everyone. The very first plot point of the story involves the teammates deeming women attracted to an attractive bachelor as “nuisances” and then banning them from the premises without asking the subject. Then they are irritated by the inconvenience of not being allowed to have women over and basically scheme to set up DeMarcus with a girl that THEY deem is ideal, without asking his opinion, but their main goal isn’t really to help DeMarcus, but “get him laid to end the ban”, so they can all get laid.
Women who are trying to meet up with them are either a nuisance or a commodity, and it flips as convenient. DeMarcus is treated in a similar way. Just like they make assumptions about the intent and behavior of women, they don’t even bother to ask what kind of girl he wants, or if he even wants to meet someone that way.
I actually appreciate the subtlety and how it drives the plot without bashing the reader over the head.