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Another gem I found while reading Animorphs:

So, Wus, tell me: What’s the deal with the captain? He’s dead.”

<She. Yes, of course she is dead.>

“And why do you want your captain to be dead?”

<How else can you be sure she will not make a mistake?>

That seemed to stymie Marco. But the patient male who even I was now thinking of as “Wuss” went on to explain.

<Those who make errors must be eliminated. It is inevitable that a captain, who would make many decisions if she were alive, would therefore also make many errors. What is the point of a captain who must be killed for error? In this way we have a captain who may be respected and revered by all.>

Marco looked at me helplessly. “What’s sad is that it makes a certain bizarre kind of sense.” He turned back to Wuss. “How about your other leaders? All dead?”

<Yes, a Helmacron female may not ascend to a position of importance in our society unless it is certain that she will not cause problems.  She must be a symbol that all can admirer.>

“Kind of like our society,” I muttered.

“Well, Wuss, aren’t you supposed to tell us how to behave?”

<Yes. You must obey all females. You must wash your food before eating it. As males, you must be quiet and calm at all times.>

“I’m not male,” I said. “I’m female.”

<No, you are a slave. Thus you are male and must do whatever a female tells you to do.>

“Kind of like our society,” Marco said, mimicking me.

Hahahaha!  Man I love these books!