In achebe’s things fall apart, why is it considered a "feminine" crime when ezeudu’s son is killed?

Because it was not an intentional crime.

Explanation:

Ezeudu's son is killed during his own father's funeral. Ogbuefi Ezedu's was a great warrior, and therefore, his funeral is large and very elaborate. During the funeral, the men beat drums and fired their guns. Okonkwo's gun accidentally goes off, and he ends up killing Ezeudu's sixteen-year-old son. Because the gun was fired accidentally, this is considered a "feminine" crime. Moreover, because it is a crime against the earth goddess to kill a clansman, Okonkwo must take his family into exile for seven years.

in this passage from chapter 6 of "animal farm", by george orwell, what the author is ridiculing in this passage is the frivolity of some rules.

clover, the mare, believes she remembers that the fourth commandment forbade sleeping in beds because it was something that humans did. snowball, napoleon, and the pigs are brain-workers who look after the welfare of the farm. they are the obvious leaders because they are smart, and so they are entitled to eat the best food and sleep in beds. it is squealer, who says these lines making the difference between sleeping with sheets, what humans do, and sleeping in beds, what pigs do. the unwillingness to question authority makes the oppressed to obey without thinking.