I LOVE YOU FOR THIS. If I ever want to have a discussion like this, I don't think I can make it as clear.
First off, she is not ONLY powerful by being sexual. She is powerful by being SMART and she just so happens to be sexual. Sexual arousal is her PROFESSION, it is not the source of her power. Her BRAIN is the source of her power,
YES. Absolutely. I feel that Sherlock isn't attracted to her physically (not at first anyway, maybe later? Who knows) but it was her brain that fascinated him. And she managed to turn his words back to him in their first meeting. And she even managed to figure out how he solved the case of the dead hiker all by herself, which, again, not many people are able to do so. And he did take on the case because she had the guts to maneuver a power-play with royalty, something that caught his eye. So he was attracted to her intelligence and her audacity, I suppose.
This might be digressing a little, but I'm also not sure why he couldn't be attracted to her just because. Be it for her brains, her body, whatever. Some of those objections and reactions are because the painted Sherlock to be asexual, and that he is above all things sexual. I did look up its definition, and am still unclear to what it entails, but is it possible for Sherlock to maybe have a asexual desire for Irene Adler for that just small amount of time, maybe a spike of lust, or even a little sentiment, and then his admiration to her other attributes take over that? (sorry if this doesn't make any sense, i can't articulate it any clearer!)
Bottom line, I like her portrayal, I don't think that she is anti-feminism, and if being a dominatrix gives her an outlet for her intelligence, who are we to judge?
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Date: 2012-01-05 04:56 am (UTC)First off, she is not ONLY powerful by being sexual. She is powerful by being SMART and she just so happens to be sexual. Sexual arousal is her PROFESSION, it is not the source of her power. Her BRAIN is the source of her power,
YES. Absolutely. I feel that Sherlock isn't attracted to her physically (not at first anyway, maybe later? Who knows) but it was her brain that fascinated him. And she managed to turn his words back to him in their first meeting. And she even managed to figure out how he solved the case of the dead hiker all by herself, which, again, not many people are able to do so. And he did take on the case because she had the guts to maneuver a power-play with royalty, something that caught his eye. So he was attracted to her intelligence and her audacity, I suppose.
This might be digressing a little, but I'm also not sure why he couldn't be attracted to her just because. Be it for her brains, her body, whatever. Some of those objections and reactions are because the painted Sherlock to be asexual, and that he is above all things sexual. I did look up its definition, and am still unclear to what it entails, but is it possible for Sherlock to maybe have a asexual desire for Irene Adler for that just small amount of time, maybe a spike of lust, or even a little sentiment, and then his admiration to her other attributes take over that? (sorry if this doesn't make any sense, i can't articulate it any clearer!)
Bottom line, I like her portrayal, I don't think that she is anti-feminism, and if being a dominatrix gives her an outlet for her intelligence, who are we to judge?