Comments on: From the archives: Bestial Sexuality in He-Man and She-Ra http://cartoonoveranalyzations.com/2008/05/08/from-the-archives-bestial-sexuality-in-he-man-and-she-ra/ hooking up phrases and clauses that balance Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:16:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: mandy http://cartoonoveranalyzations.com/2008/05/08/from-the-archives-bestial-sexuality-in-he-man-and-she-ra/#comment-339 mandy Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:00:32 +0000 http://cartoonoveranalyzations.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-339 I don't want to spoil anything, however isn't Spirit/Swifty female? If I remember correctly I think she (he?) gives birth in the last episode of the series. Good essay, you made some really good points. Especially about all the swooning in She-Ra. I always laughed at Glimmers reaction to meeting He-Man in the Secret of the Sword. Keep up the good work :) I don’t want to spoil anything, however isn’t Spirit/Swifty female? If I remember correctly I think she (he?) gives birth in the last episode of the series.

Good essay, you made some really good points. Especially about all the swooning in She-Ra. I always laughed at Glimmers reaction to meeting He-Man in the Secret of the Sword.

Keep up the good work :)

]]> By: Ipsidicsitismic http://cartoonoveranalyzations.com/2008/05/08/from-the-archives-bestial-sexuality-in-he-man-and-she-ra/#comment-280 Ipsidicsitismic Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:58:14 +0000 http://cartoonoveranalyzations.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-280 I would disagree with your comment in the final paragraph wherein you state that the issues presented aren't what we, as kids, picked up on. The fact that you even recall it well enough to analyze could indicate that you picked up on it, even if you couldn't do anything with that insight yet, which leads me to my more essential point. Many MANY things we learn in our childhood don't serve us well as children, but rather serve as building blocks for us to use as we mature and find other blocks that fit together with it. How many skills and bits of knowledge did you learn in grade school that didn't mean a damn to you until you picked your major in college? Childhood is about gaining pieces. Maturation and adulthood is about building those pieces into a better person. Therefor, I submit that you did indeed pick up on those details as a kid and that this essay is part of the result. Good essay though, not contrived or overdone in the least :) I would disagree with your comment in the final paragraph wherein you state that the issues presented aren’t what we, as kids, picked up on.

The fact that you even recall it well enough to analyze could indicate that you picked up on it, even if you couldn’t do anything with that insight yet, which leads me to my more essential point.

Many MANY things we learn in our childhood don’t serve us well as children, but rather serve as building blocks for us to use as we mature and find other blocks that fit together with it. How many skills and bits of knowledge did you learn in grade school that didn’t mean a damn to you until you picked your major in college? Childhood is about gaining pieces. Maturation and adulthood is about building those pieces into a better person.

Therefor, I submit that you did indeed pick up on those details as a kid and that this essay is part of the result.

Good essay though, not contrived or overdone in the least :)

]]> By: kofi annan http://cartoonoveranalyzations.com/2008/05/08/from-the-archives-bestial-sexuality-in-he-man-and-she-ra/#comment-68 kofi annan Sat, 10 May 2008 11:22:18 +0000 http://cartoonoveranalyzations.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-68 You're not funny. Put some thought into your articles. Layer your comedy and spend a lot of time just rewriting your articles. Old E/N sites (which, by definition haven't been updated since 2002/2003) like X-entertainment and whatever-dude.com have content which feels a lot more fresh than yours. Anyhow, if there are any other pop-culture commentaries out there, please let me know - I'd like to frequent a few again. You’re not funny. Put some thought into your articles. Layer your comedy and spend a lot of time just rewriting your articles. Old E/N sites (which, by definition haven’t been updated since 2002/2003) like X-entertainment and whatever-dude.com have content which feels a lot more fresh than yours.

Anyhow, if there are any other pop-culture commentaries out there, please let me know - I’d like to frequent a few again.

]]> By: Mufop http://cartoonoveranalyzations.com/2008/05/08/from-the-archives-bestial-sexuality-in-he-man-and-she-ra/#comment-66 Mufop Sat, 10 May 2008 08:01:10 +0000 http://cartoonoveranalyzations.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-66 I think you misanalyze the She-Ra and the horse. For one thing, you write that the unicorn has nothing to do with her sexuality. I don't believe this is entirely true. The horse is identified by Freud to be a symbol of male potency, clearly a horse with a horn is doubly so. She-Ra, in dominating the unicorn, and in having her own sword " the sword of protection", represents the realization of penis-envy. I think you misanalyze the She-Ra and the horse. For one thing, you write that the unicorn has nothing to do with her sexuality. I don’t believe this is entirely true. The horse is identified by Freud to be a symbol of male potency, clearly a horse with a horn is doubly so. She-Ra, in dominating the unicorn, and in having her own sword ” the sword of protection”, represents the realization of penis-envy.

]]> By: The Overanalyst http://cartoonoveranalyzations.com/2008/05/08/from-the-archives-bestial-sexuality-in-he-man-and-she-ra/#comment-59 The Overanalyst Thu, 08 May 2008 11:55:07 +0000 http://cartoonoveranalyzations.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-59 Let's not forget the names of the characters: <B>He</B>-Man and <B>She</B>-Ra. Let’s not forget the names of the characters: He-Man and She-Ra.

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