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Date Posted: 14:43:18 12/21/02 Sat
Author: Terrie
Subject: Re: Complicated is a nice way of putting it...
In reply to: Finn Mac Cool 's message, "Re: Complicated is a nice way of putting it..." on 10:21:42 12/21/02 Sat

>Now, why does Mal try to belittle Inara in front of other people? My theory is that Mal generally views prostitution as an >unsavory and disrespectable. This wouldn't lead to public displays of belittlement if it weren't for the fact that so many people >treat her with high respect.

I get the feeling that Mal regards it as one step up from slavery. There's also the fact that there's a certain amount of manipulation inherent in Inara's job. Mal's a fairly straight forward guy and I'm betting that bugs him.

What I find interesting is that the *only* insult that Mal uses much against Inara is "whore". It's rude, but true. He belittles her job time and again, but never goes much beyond that. He doesn't call her a slut or offer to buy her services. He doesn't patronize her by hiding his feelings about what she does.

I agree that part of it is the way others view Inara. He's throwing what he sees as the truth into their faces. You can dress a horse up in a dress and teach it to waltz, but it's still a horse. A whore, no matter what fancy lanuage you hide behind, is still a whore.

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