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Discussion on Kaylee's character
POSTED BY: Momaw
UPDATED: Saturday, January 24, 2004 21:31
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Friday, January 23, 2004 10:01 PM
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I was just talking to my girlfriend the other day about how satisfying it was that Kaylee is presented as both emotionally innocent and sexual. Quite an accomplishment for network tv.
Actually, that's quite an accomplishment anywhere in the US. And it's also one of the things I love about Kaylee's character.
My own definition of "promiscuous" is "anyone who's getting more sex than you are." That's just the way most Americans view sex. Most people think that what is "too much sex" for them should be "too much sex" for everyone. The fact that a person believes that one casual encounter with Serenity's former mechanic automatically qualifies her as "promiscuous" tells me that his or her own views on sexuality are on the conservative side.
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Oh, and it's not at all hypocritical in my view for Inara to present herself as nonpuritanical about sex and then ball her eyes out in private over Mal. Inara is, as far as I can see, utterly and hopelessly in love with Mal Reynolds and what she wants most in the world is to have 10,000 of his babies and she can't, not because God thinks sex is dirty but for her own very personal reasons--probably to do with her personal beliefs being at odds with Mal's, Mal's selfdestructiveness and the mysterious mission that brings her to Serenity in the first place.
Well said!
--Kala
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Saturday, January 24, 2004 9:31 PM
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Nobody tells her she's cute or has a romance with her. The only person she can really spend any girl-time with is Inara. She's always the grease-stained person wandering around fixing stuff.
Good point - Mal is protective of her, Wash is taken, Jayne is Jayne.
Thinking on further, apart from when passengers are taken on, Kaylee pretty much has to live vicariously through Inara's encounters (which she clearly sees from the outside as romantic, and Inara hasn't had the heart to destory that idea).
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What I'm arguing is that this doesn't make her promiscuous. The word 'sensualist' can mean that the person simply likes to feel/hear/taste/smell things, wants to, will take any oppourtunity to do so.
Again, I I'd agree. Its not an issue of promiscuity. The way the life on Serenity is, it could be gone in an instant, and there is no chance to lay down roots. Hence the need to act on impulse. Wash and Zoe have each other, you can bet Jayne heads off to the bar on landing to pick someone up. Mal seems to be in a place where he isn't looking to make a connection with anyone.
Its not about (IMO) experiencing a sensation, but making a connection for however brief a period.
"I threw up on your bed"
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