Silee or Jaylee Poll Results - As promised

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UPDATED: Tuesday, May 9, 2006 19:56
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TALYNDERRE

Friday, May 5, 2006 4:03 PM

I wonder if the "men mostly support Silee" is representative of the male Serenity fanbase. As a rule, we guys who love smart science fiction tend to have more in common with smart, virtuous, well-educated, "not very good at talking to girls" Simon than we do with the hypermasculine, overconfident, musclebound amoral mercenary Jayne.

I (male, 21) am an absolute Silee loyalist - I was rooting for Simon from the very first episode. Of course, I'm also an older brother, so I can identify with the Jayne/Kaylee relationship as well, as a protective big brother/teasing little sister one.

Semper Paratus, mac.

SQUISH

Friday, May 5, 2006 4:42 PM

Well ya know, there are lots of people who just think Jayne should be with everyone on that ship! There are some good Rayne fics out there and a couple of good Jayne/Inara fics have shown up recently. Check out RinnyPJ's "The Chosen".

SQUISH

Friday, May 5, 2006 4:52 PM

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Originally posted by Zisker:

The age different would be an interesting follow up study. I don't know if the male age difference varied from the female, but that could be fun for an aspiring mathematician.

Oh goody, more analyses for me to run!

The females were a bit older than the males (though it wasn't significant), F=28.65, M=24.31.

Here's the breakdown of average ages for all 4 categories:
Males/Silee=23.21
Males/Jaylee=29.60
Females/Silee=26.81
Females/Jaylee=30.48
Although an ANOVA shows no significant differences in these categories.

Also, I agree with another of the responses above, I would think that males who watch sci-fi shows would tend to identify more with the intelligent, educated Simon-type character rather than the Jayne-type character.

EMBERS

Friday, May 5, 2006 4:59 PM

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Originally posted by squish:
Well ya know, there are lots of people who just think Jayne should be with everyone on that ship! There are some good Rayne fics out there and a couple of good Jayne/Inara fics have shown up recently. Check out RinnyPJ's "The Chosen".

I did read it, and I totally loved it!
I also read a very funny slashy dream sequence of Jayne and Simon....

yes, pretty much I like to read anything that is Jayne centric (the sillier the better IMO)

ELOISA

Friday, May 5, 2006 7:27 PM

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Originally posted by squish:
I would think that males who watch sci-fi shows would tend to identify more with the intelligent, educated Simon-type character rather than the Jayne-type character.

Is there any possibility that the particular male demographic you mention might see the more "primevally masculine" Jayne as a greater potential threat than Simon, so steer away from thinking about him that way?

Not wanting to open a can of worms - starting this poll was a great idea and my (Badger's) hat goes off to the scientific analyses.

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SQUISH

Tuesday, May 9, 2006 5:15 AM

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Originally posted by Eloisa:
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Originally posted by squish:
I would think that males who watch sci-fi shows would tend to identify more with the intelligent, educated Simon-type character rather than the Jayne-type character.

Is there any possibility that the particular male demographic you mention might see the more "primevally masculine" Jayne as a greater potential threat than Simon, so steer away from thinking about him that way?

Not wanting to open a can of worms - starting this poll was a great idea and my (Badger's) hat goes off to the scientific analyses.

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Oh that is opening a can of worms! The possibilities for psychological analysis are endless, but alas I'm better with the stats than the psychoanalysis. Still, all of this makes me think of Freud's concepts of displacement and projection (in so many ways!).

In the end, maybe it's best not to analyze it so much, after all, sometimes a TV show is just a TV show.

(I wonder if any of that just made sense?)

OURMRSWASHBURNE

Tuesday, May 9, 2006 7:56 PM

Oh no someone mentioned Badger... now I have scary Bayne images. Argh...

You go, Matt... Mattlee is a good theory. After all, I'm hoping for JuWash... :)

that sounds like some kinda soap, but hell, I dont care :)

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