"Some have compared her to Jack and argued that people are less forgiving of her - a woman - than they were of him, a man."
For some reason I can hear Jack laughing in the background. It does make me realize how far away we are from equality in our own eyes, not to even begin with on governmental/societal equality, on gender issues. If we can't compare Jack and Christina on equal terms then all we are doing is judging.
It is hard for me to remember that Jack started off as a conman because all I see is Jack from Torchwood and, by that time, he had done a lot of character growth behind the scenes between PotW and the beginning of Torchwood. Still the Jack we love but a lot more responsible than he ever was in DW.
Agree with everything you and Annissa said about Jack and Christina though and I'm now suddenly glad we never opened that up for the rewatch. *shivers* Watched once and that was one too many.
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Date: 2011-03-13 05:21 pm (UTC)For some reason I can hear Jack laughing in the background. It does make me realize how far away we are from equality in our own eyes, not to even begin with on governmental/societal equality, on gender issues. If we can't compare Jack and Christina on equal terms then all we are doing is judging.
It is hard for me to remember that Jack started off as a conman because all I see is Jack from Torchwood and, by that time, he had done a lot of character growth behind the scenes between PotW and the beginning of Torchwood. Still the Jack we love but a lot more responsible than he ever was in DW.
Agree with everything you and Annissa said about Jack and Christina though and I'm now suddenly glad we never opened that up for the rewatch. *shivers* Watched once and that was one too many.