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Date Posted: Sun, Apr 25 2004, 3:46:41
Author: Tortie
Subject: Re: Let me fix you with my healing wub!
In reply to: shadeshark 's message, "Let me fix you with my healing wub!" on Sat, Apr 24 2004, 17:33:54

>I've noticed two stories, and I'm going to call that a
>pattern.
>
>Namely:
>
>Darth Maul falls in TWU WUB with Obi'wan Kenobi and
>has his full-body tattoos removed.
>
>Freddy falls in TWU WUB with the Sue and reverts to
>Pre-Toasted!Freddy.
>
>Okay, tattoos and scarification are like trademarks.
>What would Maul do with his skin and hair back? Why
>would Freddy have his skin fall off and regrow
>baby-new? They'd probably revert back as soon as
>possible.
>
>Is this the fangirl deciding that the character's
>distorted features--you could say ugliest, unless
>you've seen comic book Shirtless!Maul (I'm a lesbian
>but oo, baby--) is their greatest barrier to TWU WUB?
>
>ARGH! The PC term "lookist" is making more and more
>sense.

Uh, well, physical scars and tatoos can symbolise something in the past that is still with a character today, something dark or regretful. If those symbolic marks disapear you could say it's a sign the stuff from the past has been resolved or left behind and a new life/love can begin.

I wouldn't call that lookist, it's symbolism. I think it's a bit cheap, myself.

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Re: Let me fix you with my healing wub! -- nazlan, Sun, Apr 25 2004, 13:58:09