Wendy wrote:
No, sorry Neil but Deliverance is far moremisogynistic than Power. In Deliverance Meegat istotally subservient to Lord Avon. She's incapable of launching the rocket herself and requires a man to do it. The rocket is nothing more than a crude metaphorand once the gene bank is launched
Avon leaves her, to die presumably.
I saw Meegat as a joke intended largely to humanise Avon. The more misogynistic part of the episode was Jenna's capture and her inability to escape without rescue from three men.
Tavia
--- Tavia Chalcraft tavia@btinternet.com wrote:
Wendy wrote:
No, sorry Neil but Deliverance is far
moremisogynistic than Power.
In Deliverance Meegat istotally subservient to Lord
Avon. She's incapable
of launching the rocket herself and requires a man
to do it. The rocket is
nothing more than a crude metaphorand once the gene
bank is launched Avon leaves her, to die presumably.
I saw Meegat as a joke intended largely to humanise Avon.
What does this mean? So having a woman act all pathetic and helpless around a man is a joke? And how exactly does this 'humanise' him? By making him look like a bastard for kicking her in the teeth any time she bows down?
The more misogynistic part of the episode was Jenna's capture
and her inability to escape without rescue from three men.
This isn't more misogynistic, but it's just as bad granted.
Wendy
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On Wed, Jan 31, 2001 at 01:39:41AM -0800, Penberriss Wendy S. wrote:
--- Tavia Chalcraft tavia@btinternet.com wrote:
Wendy wrote:
No, sorry Neil but Deliverance is far
moremisogynistic than Power.
In Deliverance Meegat istotally subservient to Lord
Avon. She's incapable
of launching the rocket herself and requires a man
to do it. The rocket is
nothing more than a crude metaphorand once the gene
bank is launched Avon leaves her, to die presumably.
I saw Meegat as a joke intended largely to humanise Avon.
What does this mean? So having a woman act all pathetic and helpless around a man is a joke? And how exactly does this 'humanise' him? By making him look like a bastard for kicking her in the teeth any time she bows down?
*Excuse me*?
I'm starting to wonder where you're coming from here, exaggerating the tiniest slight into something grandeously malevolent.
Avon (a) didn't look like a bastard and (b) didn't in any way shape or form either figuratively or literally "kick her in the teeth".
Granted, the episode was silly, but the best part of it was watching Avon be uncomfortable with all that (hero) worship.
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