Now my mother, interestingly enough, was not a feminist in her own mind.
I can become very emotional about math, although I'm not that good at it.
It is not wrong to be different. Sometimes it is hard, but it is not wrong.
People are people, messy and mutable, combining differently with one another from day to day - even hour to hour.
I regarded drugs as somewhat like rattlesnakes - it's possible to pick one up without getting bit, but why bother?
But in fantasy, you can make a complete break, and you can put people in a situation where they are confronted with things that they would not confront in the real world.