What I mean is, why even mention that all the females are reduced to slavering broodmares?
....Why not? Again your talking like somebody in a position to make demands. I feel your arguing in bad faith.
Author fiat? I am in no position to make demands and I have no demands to make. I feel you are arguing in favor of maintaining the status quo for its own sake.
Unlike the drow or the khepri or a bunch of other sexist races, the skaven being a misogynistic dystopia is the most insignificant aspect of their lore. If that aspect was changed, then it would not have a cascade effect on their overall characterization.
You are DEMANDING “representation” and insisting that the trope shouldn’t exist because...reasons.
Are you not demanding that the status quo should remain the same because reasons?
Why am I not arguing that the drow or khepri should be changed to have better male representation? Their sexism is explored within their own lore. There are many instances of male drow representation, such as Drizzt or egalitarian drow societies. The khepri are divided into several cultures based on whether they are sexist towards their non-sapient males or worship them. For the drow and the khepri, their characterization is integrally tied up in their gender norms.
Should the skaven have better female representation? In reality this is a function of the market, so it is only really important if there was a sufficient cohort of skaven fans who for whatever reason wanted female skaven characters featured.
In terms of the writing, the skaven culture would not be harmed by altering the way they treat females because it not an integral part of their characterization in their lore. It is an afterthought at best.
I don't think anybody would be upset if skaven patriarchy was changed by any writer in the future, given its insignificance. Whereas if the drow matriarchy were changed, I imagine many people would complain.
Before this thread brought it up, I never really thought about the skaven and I have no desire to petition giving them female representation. Once I lose interest in this tangent, I will stop thinking about skaven.
Was there anything else you wanted to discuss?