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A matriarchal hive species is typically some sort of insect-like model of sex/gender, often including two or more of the following elements: | |||
* a matriarchy or female leadership | |||
* disempowered or non-existent males | |||
* clones or a parthenogenetically produced class | |||
* a female or neuter class of workers or warriors | |||
This trope is often used to describe the fear of Communism, socialism, or feminism; see [[feminist anxiety]] | |||
==List of examples== | |||
[[ | * [[Frank Herbert]]'s [[Hellstrom's Hive]] | ||
* the Buggers and the Bugger queen in [[Ender's Game]] by [[Orson Scott Card]] | |||
* the planetary consciousness in [[Daughters of an Emerald Dusk]] by [[Katherine Forrest]] | |||
* [[Poul Anderson]]'s [[Virgin Planet]] | |||
* the Diclonii in ''[[Elfen Lied]]'' | |||
** The [[Diclonii]] can infect humans with a virus that leads to human offspring actually being female Diclonii drones. The Diclonius queen can reproduce sexually. | |||
* the [[Borg Queen]] in [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]] | |||
** This is a bit different from the classical matriarchal hive species. However, the Borg were very much about fear of Communism/socialism/loss of individualism: they had a hive mind, they were ruled by a "queen", and their members were "drones". | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Sentient Planets]] | |||
* [[Hive vagina]] | |||
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeePeople Bee People] at TVTropes | |||
[[Category:Social themes]] | |||
[[Category:Gender and sex themes]] | |||
[[Category:Themes and tropes by name]] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:39, 20 December 2010
A matriarchal hive species is typically some sort of insect-like model of sex/gender, often including two or more of the following elements:
- a matriarchy or female leadership
- disempowered or non-existent males
- clones or a parthenogenetically produced class
- a female or neuter class of workers or warriors
This trope is often used to describe the fear of Communism, socialism, or feminism; see feminist anxiety
List of examples
- Frank Herbert's Hellstrom's Hive
- the Buggers and the Bugger queen in Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
- the planetary consciousness in Daughters of an Emerald Dusk by Katherine Forrest
- Poul Anderson's Virgin Planet
- the Diclonii in Elfen Lied
- The Diclonii can infect humans with a virus that leads to human offspring actually being female Diclonii drones. The Diclonius queen can reproduce sexually.
- the Borg Queen in Star Trek: The Next Generation
- This is a bit different from the classical matriarchal hive species. However, the Borg were very much about fear of Communism/socialism/loss of individualism: they had a hive mind, they were ruled by a "queen", and their members were "drones".
See also
- Sentient Planets
- Hive vagina
- Bee People at TVTropes