Otherwise, I have been watching Farscape interviews/conventions on youtube.
Ben Browder (BB) to Claudia Black(CB): Quit prompting me woman!
CB on Aeryn Sun in the PKW: It was the same old Aeryn. She was grumpy and feisty. And shooting made her feel better.
CB on achieving motivation to work on Farscape: Knowing that shortly after Ben would walk in, in his leathers. I know its shallow, but that was it, really.
Claudia Black has an amazing body, and Ben Browder is as insane as John Crichton.
Gods, I miss Farscape.
- Location:home
- Mood:
cold
John and Aeryn |
- Mood:
tired
- Location:bedroom
- Music:Stars - Liars
Why I love Farscape:
( Not in any particular order )
I ♥ this series, and I will forever hold a grudge against Sci-fi for ending the show when the story wasn't finished.
However, for now I go and re-watch four seasons of Farscape.
So, the chapter about Aeryn Sun touched on many fascinating points. It talked about there being a gender role reversal between John and Aeryn, and described, in several paragraphs, on their relationship being 'homoerotic' as Aeryn’s gender is what one would call ‘masculine’ despite the fact that her sex is female. I find both points interesting but at the same time slightly worrying, the logic of defining their relationship as ‘homoerotic’ is understandable, but I feel slightly uncomfortable with the whole argument. Why can’t a female be strong, having traits that are traditionally considered to be male, without being considered ‘male’. Sure, the author takes the argument in a direction where she explicitly states that the gender roles adapted by Aeryn and John can not be defined by masculinity or femininity, but rather a mix of traits that best suits them. However, I’m still disturbed by the fact that the author seem to make the connection between ‘Kick-arse-woman’ and ‘Sensitive-guy’ equals ‘guy/guy’ relationship without much problem. Isn’t there something fundamentally wrong here that one seem to link the presence of a strong woman immediately with the nature of a man? I admit I can be slow on the uptake at times, and I also admit that I read a copious amount of gay pron, but when I like a het couple, where the woman can kick the man’s arse (and does so), I do not think that the relationship is homosexual, that the woman is really a man in disguise. It is the farthest thought from my mind. The whole thing makes me uncomfortable. Am I making any sense?
Now, I have to hunt down the book again.
- Mood:
thoughtful