“The beatings are further proof that Spike's "humiliation," the level to which he has sunk, and a physical sign of vulnerability. But they are also "sexy wounds" (as Buffy playing Robot-Buffy says in "Intervention"), since Spike's body is displayed to… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“I suggest that across the seasons of Buffy there has been an increasing exaggeration of bad girls...In some ways, instead of challenging these stereotypes… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“...the character's failure to move with the times leads to death, suggesting the anachronistic nature of this [hyper/stereotypical] type of masculinity.” — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“...Spike may be the most "hybridized" character in terms of gender, within the show he is presented until the last moment as a failure.” — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“The show tries to offer its young female characters postfeminist identities that break down gender boundaries and hybridize gendered characteristics to produce new versions of power and heroism...being a woman involves work, work of constant self-(re)construction. Buffy's female characters are represented as always working in this way, whether to come to terms with power, or to maintain a "successful "good-girl"… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share
“The display of Angel's body and the sexual reaction it provokes lead to the revelation of his vampire nature: as he kisses Buffy, he shows his vamp face (a displaced manifestation of male desire?). The tension inherent in this display of the masculine body is that it actually has the effect of feminizing the character by positioning the male as… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share
“Transgressions is the attraction of any dead boy, but as with openness of other more minor characters, this functions both to enlarge and restrict… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“...the new man cannot exist without the old monster masculinity. All the new men are aware of how masculinity is constructed and therefore how… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“That both Riley and Warren are attracted to independent young women is an interesting contradiction that serves to valorize the agency of the "girls"… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“Spike is sensitive not only in that he is easily hurt but also in the "feminine" way of being attuned to situations, relationships, and… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“Good partners offer the "reward" of romance, but these girls cannot have power and a successful relationship, partly because of the demands of serial… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“...his [Angel's] body is displayed semi-naked at least as often in scenes of woundign or torture as in "bedroom" scenes (season 2 scenes with… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“Throughout the relationship Spike has ignored Buffy's denials, even though it was fairly clean that Buffy's "no" didn't mean no and ambivalent scenes such… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
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![“...his [Angel's] body is displayed semi-naked at least as often in scenes of woundign or torture as in "bedroom" scenes (season 2 scenes with Drusilla conflate the two throuhg S/M)..."Angel spends a ludicrous amount of time in chains, shirtless.” quote by Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/808/lorna-jowett-33662_angel_his-angel-s-body-is-displayed-semi-naked_1673395.jpg)
