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Date Posted: 17:56:21 10/19/01 Fri
Author: KhaliG
Subject: Re: Why is there so much Darla hate?
In reply to: Blue 's message, "Re: Why is there so much Darla hate?" on 08:00:22 10/19/01 Fri

>LOL! Oh my WOW! I need to stack mine up with plenty
>of food as well! Mine’s looking pretty bare. I think
>I’ve used it too often.

Don't worry, I've got plenty of supplies. We'll share when the anti-Darla brigade starts moving. Should be starting up mid-November. I hope I have enough winter coats and socks for everyone...

> And I have to thank Minear for coming up with the
>idea to bring her back. At first I wasn’t so sure if
>it was a good idea, but then I saw her in Judgement
>and absolutely was very impressed.

I was slightly wary of Darla being back at the start of AtS season 2. I wasn't sure what role she was going to play in the season. I didn't even start really liking her until Dear Boy. I haven't thought of her as a true "villain" since that ep.
>I like B/S too as you can tell from my statement on
>the site, but I was floored at how many B/S shippers
>there were after the disastrous Fury interview at
>zap2it.com. So MANY PEOPLE that usually DON’T POST
>came out of the web walls and protested for DAYS! I
>couldn’t believe it. =)

Ah, DF, the thorn in my side. I haven't been able to forgive him for doing that stupid interview.
>
>What you said is soo true.
>
>>>My favorite complaint is "her voice annoys the heck
>>>out of me" and "that skanky ho."
>>
>>Ha. I've always wondered where they got the whole
>>"skanky ho" from. Yes, Darla was an ex-prostitute and
>>yes, she did some very wrong things back when she was
>>giving Angel the dreams, but onscreen, Darla was never
>>promiscuous. Sexually aware, yes, promiscuous, no.
>>Personally, I think Darla has a strong distaste and
>>contempt for sex because of her bitter experiences as
>>a prostitute. Even now, I wonder just how much she
>>remembers from her earlier life as a human. I know she
>>doesn't remember her name from the episode, "Darla",
>>but that's about it. I will be interesting if she
>>remembers anything else.
>>See? That’s what I’m so surprised at. No offense to
>people that think she’s a "skanky ho" but, um, like
>you said when has Darla ever been skanky ho? The only
>person she’s slept with since she was brought back was
>Angel and that was sort of by force at first.

I've always found it a little funny that after Hearthrob aired, there were several posters who kept saying that the father of Darla's baby is Lindsey, when there was never a sex scene shown between the two of them.

Plus,
>I’m sorry, but I’m not going to poke fun at someone
>that lived an awful and degrading life back during
>those days in order to survive. I’ve got plenty of
>respect for Darla.

I've always wondered what exactly pushed Darla into prostitution. Was it to escape a terrible homelife? Was she abused at one point? Did she lose her parents through a fatal illness and had to make her way as a "lady of the evening"? I took a history class that focused on American Woman's History from the Colonial Period to the end of the Nineteenth Century and it brought up the subject of how women had to survive and what kinds of jobs that were available in those days. It really wasn't until the mid-nineteenth century in the U.S. that females began to enter the workforce as teachers, and nurses (Clara Barton, Florence Nightingale, Dorothea Dix. Before, women could only be wives, spinisters, and prostitutes. To those who say, "Well, she could have opened up a tavern or become a boardinghouse lady"; I say, women who owned taverns or boardinghouses had to fight an uphill battle to keep their reputations clean. Even then, owning a tavern or boardinghouse caused people to think that a businesswoman was really a prostitute.

Sorry, for the ramble, I'm a history major. :)
>
>"What is this thing growing inside of me?" Heh!

I laughed at the "Men are such babies" line.
>
>Oh man, you are NOT kidding there. I’m tired of the
>"I’m so special" rap as well. I may like you Angel,
>but please get off the high horse. =)

Remember Disharmony? That is one ep where I truly wish Angel had gotten his face beaten up. Soulier than thou, indeed! Well, it looks like he's going to get his comeuppance at last with the baby.

~Khali

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