@outside_85: Odin was scared for Thor. He knew that if the Serpent rose his son would have to die, THAT is why he was so angry at Thor for wanting to protect Earth, He would rather have the Earth die than see his son get killed. A lot of fathers share that same sentiment, except none are like Odin and have the power to act on it. He wasn't being stupid, he was just being a father. He has never been a man to outwardly show his emotions, but he shows he loves his son in other ways.
When have you ever read a comic where Odin said, "no, I won't listen to you because you're a woman"?? or "no, I don't want women fighting beside me"?? Never. He isn't sexist at all, he's just hardset on his perspective and ideas. He fights with anyone who goes against what he believes, regardless of their sex. He isn't just an "average guy", he is one of the strongest Skyfathers in existence, and a god among gods, he's outlived stars and fought in thousands of wars, he's also renowned for his wisdom. If he disagrees with someone it's because he has every right to.
He's also absurdly progressive so I'm unsure where you're pulling the sexist angle from. When Loki became a woman he didn't make any fuss of it, every time we seem him interact with Lady Sif or Valkyrie he treats them exactly as he treats any of the Warriors Three or even Thor.
When he left to guard his brother "until the end of time" it was so he wouldn't return and unleash Jörmungandr on midgard again, that was extremely self-sacrificing of him. He only came back because he said that Cur had rehabilitated, and Cur acted exactly like Odin said he would and never stepped out of line once.
If you want to comment on the stupidity of a character trusting someone they ought not to, what about Freyja putting the future of Asgard into the hands of an evil Loki?? It even shows that because of her Asgard falls in the future when he becomes "King Loki". So no.
Matt Fraction was doing a great job of writing her as the All-Mother but Aaron turned her into a petulant, bitter housewife. Odin was never portrayed as sexist until Aaron wanted to make him an antagonist and pulled the chauvinist BS angle out of thin air because the book only serves to foster paper thin one-note cliche characterizations of characters.
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