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> [ “...the character's failure to move with the times leads to death, suggesting the anachronistic nature of this \[hyper/stereotypical\] type of masculinity.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-jowett/the-character-s-failure-to-move-with-the-times-leads-to-death/)

[Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-jowett/)

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> [“...the new man cannot exist without the old monster masculinity. All the new men are aware of how masculinity is constructed and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-jowett/the-new-man-cannot-exist-without-the-old-monster-masculinity-all-the/)

[Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-jowett/)

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> [“Thus angel embodies neatly the idea that "the muscular body functions as a powerful symbol of desire and lack." Angel is manly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-jowett/thus-angel-embodies-neatly-the-idea-that-the-muscular-body-functions/)

[Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-jowett/)

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## More by Lorna Jowett

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-jowett/i-suggest-that-across-the-seasons-of-buffy-there-has-been-an/)

[Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-jowett/)

> [ “...the character's failure to move with the times leads to death, suggesting the anachronistic nature of this \[hyper/stereotypical\] type of masculinity.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-jowett/the-character-s-failure-to-move-with-the-times-leads-to-death/)

[Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-jowett/)

> [“...Spike may be the most "hybridized" character in terms of gender, within the show he is presented until the last moment as a failure.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-jowett/spike-may-be-the-most-hybridized-character-in-terms-of-gender-within/)

[Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-jowett/)

> [“The show tries to offer its young female characters postfeminist identities that break down gender boundaries and hybridize gendered characteristics to produce new versions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-jowett/the-show-tries-to-offer-its-young-female-characters-postfeminist/)

[Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-jowett/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-jowett/the-display-of-angel-s-body-and-the-sexual-reaction-it-provokes-lead/)

[Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-jowett/)

> [“Transgressions is the attraction of any dead boy, but as with openness of other more minor characters, this functions both to enlarge and restrict…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-jowett/transgressions-is-the-attraction-of-any-dead-boy-but-as-with-openness/)

[Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-jowett/)

> [“...the new man cannot exist without the old monster masculinity. All the new men are aware of how masculinity is constructed and therefore how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-jowett/the-new-man-cannot-exist-without-the-old-monster-masculinity-all-the/)

[Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-jowett/)

> [“That both Riley and Warren are attracted to independent young women is an interesting contradiction that serves to valorize the agency of the "girls"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-jowett/that-both-riley-and-warren-are-attracted-to-independent-young-women/)

[Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-jowett/)

> [“Spike is sensitive not only in that he is easily hurt but also in the "feminine" way of being attuned to situations, relationships, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-jowett/spike-is-sensitive-not-only-in-that-he-is-easily-hurt-but-also-in-the/)

[Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-jowett/)

> [“Good partners offer the "reward" of romance, but these girls cannot have power and a successful relationship, partly because of the demands of serial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-jowett/good-partners-offer-the-reward-of-romance-but-these-girls-cannot-have/)

[Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-jowett/)

> [ “...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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-jowett/his-angel-s-body-is-displayed-semi-naked-at-least-as-often-in-scenes/)

[Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-jowett/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-jowett/throughout-the-relationship-spike-has-ignored-buffy-s-denials-even/)

[Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-jowett/)

> [“Thus angel embodies neatly the idea that "the muscular body functions as a powerful symbol of desire and lack." Angel is manly but not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-jowett/thus-angel-embodies-neatly-the-idea-that-the-muscular-body-functions/)

[Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-jowett/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-jowett/the-beatings-are-further-proof-that-spike-s-humiliation-the-level-to/)

[Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-jowett/)

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