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2 Problems with girlish whimsical non-scripting

First- I have a brilliant idea for the next page and forget it in the midst of exams.
Second- I freak out and realize that the more I use these characters the more historically inaccurate they can become. XD

DUN DUN DUNNNN IT'S FEM!SPARTA
And of course Fem!Athens thinks she's responsible for her new look.

Athenian women by default were not supposed to read or write... but as I said reality doesn't always reflect the ideal. It's possible that Athenian women would have learned to read or write from a male relative or even a slave... just 'cause. XD

Even though Sparta is known for its high degree of freedom for women, reading and writing were not a luxury either sex enjoyed. (So at least they're still fairly egalitarian, I guess. XD) Literacy was thought to spawn ideas and creative thinking (the very thought!) and was actually one of the reasons Sparta was so afraid *cough you heard me cough* of Athens.

Edit: So I'm an idiot. Sort of. Actually, both Spartan men and women learned to read... but only until the age of 14, and it was really really basic stuff. Let's just say Laconia's forgotten a bit. XD Plus, they have different dialects so she might just be double checking. Eheh.

Oh, and speaking of Spartan women, there wasn't really a high degree of fashion in Sparta for a couple of reasons. One was that Spartan women were supposedly the most beautiful in the world and they didn't need tons of make up and pretty clothes to look beautiful, but the more important point was that accumulation of wealth and vanity were seriously frowned upon in Spartan society. I believe that every so often for certain festivals, Spartan women would parade around naked to teach them humility. (That and they did their exercises and such either in short chitons or partially if not fully nude.)

But she's still looking purdy todaaaaay... maybe a little too purdy. XD;;

ENJOY MY GIRLISH WHIMSY AND PASTEL COLOURS WHILE I CRY EMOTIONALLY OVER MY LAST TWO FINALS TOMORROW.

Description
2 Problems with girlish whimsical non-scripting

First- I have a brilliant idea for the next page and forget it in the midst of exams.
Second- I freak out and realize that the more I use these characters the more historically inaccurate they can become. XD

DUN DUN DUNNNN IT'S FEM!SPARTA
And of course Fem!Athens thinks she's responsible for her new look.

Athenian women by default were not supposed to read or write... but as I said reality doesn't always reflect the ideal. It's possible that Athenian women would have learned to read or write from a male relative or even a slave... just 'cause. XD

Even though Sparta is known for its high degree of freedom for women, reading and writing were not a luxury either sex enjoyed. (So at least they're still fairly egalitarian, I guess. XD) Literacy was thought to spawn ideas and creative thinking (the very thought!) and was actually one of the reasons Sparta was so afraid *cough you heard me cough* of Athens.

Edit: So I'm an idiot. Sort of. Actually, both Spartan men and women learned to read... but only until the age of 14, and it was really really basic stuff. Let's just say Laconia's forgotten a bit. XD Plus, they have different dialects so she might just be double checking. Eheh.

Oh, and speaking of Spartan women, there wasn't really a high degree of fashion in Sparta for a couple of reasons. One was that Spartan women were supposedly the most beautiful in the world and they didn't need tons of make up and pretty clothes to look beautiful, but the more important point was that accumulation of wealth and vanity were seriously frowned upon in Spartan society. I believe that every so often for certain festivals, Spartan women would parade around naked to teach them humility. (That and they did their exercises and such either in short chitons or partially if not fully nude.)

But she's still looking purdy todaaaaay... maybe a little too purdy. XD;;

ENJOY MY GIRLISH WHIMSY AND PASTEL COLOURS WHILE I CRY EMOTIONALLY OVER MY LAST TWO FINALS TOMORROW.