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On Thu, 18 May 2006 10:07:53 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg, Xocyll wrote:
>Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> looked up from reading the entrails of
>the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs say:
>
>>On Mon, 15 May 2006 10:10:08 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg,
>>gray.wizard@moria.mines wrote: 
>>
>>>On Sat, 13 May 2006 20:53:52 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>I don't want my teenage daughter identifying with those characters. The girls
>>>>may *enjoy* believing that you can get by on "spunk" in violent combat, but the
>>>>reality of what would actually happen gives parents pause.
>>>
>>>Actually, they don't portray the idea that the heroine gets by on
>>>"spunk". To reference the heroines you mention...Buffy was put through
>>>rigorous training by Giles. River was put through brainwashing and
>>>super-secret military combat training & survival. Aeon Flux was a
>>>top-secret operative also with miltary trainig. Dark Angel as well.
>>>The Alias chick had CIA training.
>>
>>Yes, but in combat you can't be an anorexic and do squat. They don't have the
>>physics on their side, thus they get by on "spunk."
>>
>>Somehow we're supposed to believe their a bad-ass invincible battle machine
>>that only eats one green salad a day. Not a good role model in my book.
>>
>>
>>> Every single one of these heroines
>>>only reinforce the idea that if you are going to want to be able to
>>>stand up and defend yourself it's going to take training, hard work,
>>>and dedication. There's worse things for a young girl to learn than
>>>hard work equals results.
>>>
>>I respectfully disagree. The focus is on the kung-fu, and not the training. The
>>original Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie made it very clear Buffy was magical
>>and could even catch a knife thrown at her without training. I don't remember
>>any scene in Buffy TV that indicated that she was getting by on sorcery alone.
>>That's why I loved the movie and disliked the show.
>
>There weren't any scenes in the movie showing that either.
>She WAS trained by Sutherland's character, just as the TV Buffy gets
>trained by Giles. [Chapter 13: Basic Training]
>
>Fast Reflexes don't have to be magical, nor are they enough to do combat
>with.
>"It's all in the reflexes." - Jack Burton.
>
>
>Both Movie and TV Buffy have the same "magical stuff" - extra strength
>and fast healing.
>
>>I also didn't like that they took out the cramps... ;^)
>
>Don't think would have gone over too well on Prime Time TV.
>
And that's *exactly* why it should have STAYED.

America needs to grow the f! up.

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Zag

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