tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post2188233366750638603..comments2023-05-27T01:23:41.984-07:00Comments on Barbaric Poetries: Mortal Emotionschristopher lirettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995726854485863726noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-31220801533120796202011-12-16T21:35:03.522-08:002011-12-16T21:35:03.522-08:00I do not think that it was gender reversal because...I do not think that it was gender reversal because Xander was just naturally reacting to a loss of a person he cared about and just because he cried that does not mean that he was adopting "female" behavior. Anya just did not know how to react since she had never dealt with death before.kidamariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06444589728185192713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-8527286114696727562011-11-17T13:52:46.168-08:002011-11-17T13:52:46.168-08:00This is an interesting point. I agree with the com...This is an interesting point. I agree with the comments that the divide between Anya and Xander is more focused around human vs. emotionally detached non-human, but this can be similar in a way to gender roles. It is a lot more acceptable in society for a woman to react to grief in an emotional, human way while men are generally expected to be detached, in the way an ex-demon like Anya is.Rachel Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219143269769909067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-67093764051331592652011-11-14T08:40:58.952-08:002011-11-14T08:40:58.952-08:00I don't think this was necessarily gender-reve...I don't think this was necessarily gender-reversal, I actually think Xander acted like a typical guy would be expected to act in this situation, especially with punching the wall and expressing a lot more anger than sorrow. It's true that Xander did cry, but he didn't cry in public or break down with a group of people, he did it in the privacy of his own home. In fact we didn't even get to see Xander crying in this episode. Maybe if Xander cried at the morgue or in Willow's room, I would see what you meant. Also I don't think Anya acted like a man would in this situation, she was just emotionally detached and confused.Azihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546932257888173421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-28210761911119801492011-11-13T20:46:27.026-08:002011-11-13T20:46:27.026-08:00I agree with Brittany that Anya just didn't kn...I agree with Brittany that Anya just didn't know better. Although Xander does show some of his tender sides in that episode, I think it is more of a natural response of a human being (not just of a woman) when he/she has lost someone he loved and cared about. Even though we didn't really get to see many episodes that somehow delineated what kind of relationships that Joyce and the Scooby gang might have had, we could assume that Willow and Xander grew really close to Joyce because she was after all Buffy's mother. Dealing with death is hard enough as it is, and even though the stereotypes do play a role in how different genders react to death (to a certain degree), it is the similar emotions that people go through.Katherine Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652377846270660753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-66534436319589335552011-11-13T19:06:48.584-08:002011-11-13T19:06:48.584-08:00I see what you're saying with the reversed rol...I see what you're saying with the reversed roles when Xander cried, but other than that I don't really agree. I think Anya just doesn't understand and Xander comforted Willow and Buffy because they are his best friends and he needed him. I didn't really see it as gender role reversal.BrittanyGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675913953629593799noreply@blogger.com