DAILY TELEGRAPH : SUMMER
POSTED BY: Howard
UPDATED: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 18:26
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Originally posted by Howard:
I never said GORILLAS were the closest
I said they were the strongest in body.
Yes Chimps eat meat and are the only
fellow apes who wage war and commit
hideous attrocities.
So you didn't. My mistake.
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That is fine. I think if people read each
other's stuff with clearer comprehension there
would be less arguements. But that is okay too
its healthy.
I love ORANG-UTANS the best they are very
interesting. Like humans they are omnivores.
But they spend most of their lives eating fruits
veggies and small bugs. In fact males pretty
much never eat meat but pregnant females often
do hunt and eat flesh during pregnancy even
though when not pregnant they don't touch
meat. Chimps are like Reavers they kill small
Monkey species and they do it with a pack
mentality. They get off on it. Orangutans behave
in a more private way out of necessity not out
of vindictive pleasure. Then there are Bobonos
who are sadly facing extinction. Smaller much
more intelligent and sociable type of Chimps
who are Vegetarian, sex crazy (bi-sexuality is
very common) and the females run their world.
The Bonobo handshake is hilarious.
When two Bonobos meet ( of any gender combo)
they touch each other's genitals. That's "ciao
bella" in Bonobo. If the Earth was populated
with Bonobo's instead of humans the whole world
would be like STUDIO 54 circa 1976. LOL!!!!
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Well then perception is an important factor. To me, the events decribed didn't strike me as creepy, but the result of a split person, a scared little girl and trained killer. Rather a someone who couldn't accept what they'd become, but at times lashed out unexpectedly with that personality. In Objects in Space, River had just began to reconcile her two halves. Her conversation to Jubel reflected not only on him, but on herself, the monster within that she was trying to understand and control. She looked into his mind and saw a monster that enjoyed his monstrosities, and thus began to understand how she was different and why she was still a good person. Its not that she killed, but why she killed that made her different than Jubel. In Serenity, we saw her come to terms with the worst of her demons and finally understand how she could use her knowledge to save her friends. Just because she kicked ass doesn't mean she's now a shallow character, it shows she's matured to accept what she is and use it when necessary.
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A good point. There is an underlying point to be made here about the common confusion in Hollywood between physical strength and strength of character. But that a debate for another place. But I think we can agree that River is not a strong character just because she can beat people up.
As for the whole vegetarianism thing, I don’t think its wrong to eat meat but the fact that Summer abandoned it after so long and this abandonment was caused by combat training on a movie set is very disturbing to me. What does it say about any of our closely held beliefs?
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I don't know Summer Glau, so I don't know what her thoughts on vegetarianism are. Like one member said, maybe she just felt like eating salad most of her career. I know people like that. If you don't need to consume heavy amounts of protein and iron, meat is unnecessary. But I do understand your comment about hollywood affecting the personal decisions of actors/actresses, but I try not to judge them on a personal level, only the quality of the product they produce.
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I really can’t help it. I have a lot of affection for River and thus vicariously Summer. Im just worried that’s all.
Perhaps I don’t have a right to be but emotion is very rarely logical. I really don’t want to see her go Hollywood.
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