Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Primary Source 2: Our Mrs. Reynolds
Of all the different shows that I've watched for this class, this particular episode stood out to me. I feel like the element of sexuality is really interesting because it's still pretty taboo in 2009. When you think about it, sex is a subject that most people are afraid to 'analyze' if you will. Even while writing this very blog entry, I can't help but wonder things like, "are people gonna think I'm a freak for writing about this?" Or maybe, "am I gonna cross the line? I don't wanna cross the line. Oh God! What would happen if I accidently offend somebody!?!" Well you get the idea. Fundamentally, we live in a society that operates on sexuality. Sexuality seems to influence everything from clothing, advertising, television, music, and even the way we communicate. Though we're clearly surrounded by sexuality, it still manages to be the big elephant in the room. In Our Mrs. Reynolds, Inara and Saffron are the obvious examples of sexuality playing a role in the plot. But when you dig a little, you find that the actions of character's like Mal, Wash, and even Kaylee can be directly tied to this giant web of mess we refer to as sexuality.
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If only you were in my Comm class! We read this bog a girl wrote for the Lantern about drunken hookups and so many people in our class were offended by it. They think that talking about sexuality in public is something that isn't common, even though it's everywhere- whether we notice it or not. Even though people are uncomfortable talking about it, they're still influenced, like you said, by clothing, advertisements, etc. It's just something that's becoming more a part of our world than people realize.
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