You probably saw the article a couple of years ago (to be exact, in the December 1956 issue of F&SF) by R. S. Richardson called "The Day After We Land on Mars." The author suggested that "nice girls" be sent to Mars as sexual partners for the men there.
As you might expect, this generated some controversy.
In the May 1956 issue, two replies were published. Poul Anderson, in "Nice Girls on Mars," pointed out that men have been able to live without sex during extended periods of exploration.
More to the point, Miriam Allen deFord, in "News for Dr. Richardson," dared to suggest that women might be more than just reproductive organs; that they, too, would be the scientists and explorers on Mars.
Just this year (January 1958) the magazine also published a satiric story by C. S. Lewis called "Ministering Angels" that made fun of the whole thing. It's worth a read, although there's a caricature of the un-feminine feminist who thinks it's her duty to provide sex to the men on Mars (who aren't attracted to her at all.) The other "angel" in the story is a slatternky prostitute, whom Lewis treats more kindly as well-meaning but misdirected.
"Nice Girls on Mars"
As you might expect, this generated some controversy.
In the May 1956 issue, two replies were published. Poul Anderson, in "Nice Girls on Mars," pointed out that men have been able to live without sex during extended periods of exploration.
More to the point, Miriam Allen deFord, in "News for Dr. Richardson," dared to suggest that women might be more than just reproductive organs; that they, too, would be the scientists and explorers on Mars.
Just this year (January 1958) the magazine also published a satiric story by C. S. Lewis called "Ministering Angels" that made fun of the whole thing. It's worth a read, although there's a caricature of the un-feminine feminist who thinks it's her duty to provide sex to the men on Mars (who aren't attracted to her at all.) The other "angel" in the story is a slatternky prostitute, whom Lewis treats more kindly as well-meaning but misdirected.
Victoria Silverwolf