Subject: Re: [FFML] Why not Shampoo?
From: Wade Tritschler
Date: 4/29/1997, 3:53 AM
To: Anthony Woo
CC: "H. Torrance Griffin" <heretic@jhunix.HCF.JHU.edu>, Redneck Gaijin <redneck@txdirect.NET>, fanfic@fanfic.com



On Sun, 27 Apr 1997, Anthony Woo wrote:

On Sun, 20 Apr 1997, H. Torrance Griffin wrote:

On Mon, 14 Apr 1997, Redneck Gaijin wrote:

	Nothing personal, but I must step in here.

Consider that out of Ukyou, Akane, and Shampoo, Shampoo is the -dumbest,-
the -least- considerate, the most violent, and the most annoying to Ranma of
the whole lot. 
	Dumbest?  Aside from language difficulties, occasional naivete,
and argueably her persistence; 'Poo has shown few signs of low
intellegence.  In fact, she seems more cunning than much of the cast.

	Least Considerate?  Most Violent?  Do you remember a certain Tendo
Akane here?
Yes, most violent.  If you will remember, she is the _only_ one who has
tried to _KILL_ Ranma (or anyone else for that matter)  Ukyo tried to
punish him, not kill.  Akane's not trying to kill Ranma just hurt him.  So
yes  she is the most violent.


Actually Ukyo has had repeated attempts to kill.  She may not have
intended to cause death but she's so reckless about it most the time she
very well could.  In my book this is even more dangerous than Shampoo.

	Shampoo is admittedly pushy, manipulative, and ruthless
That's supposed to be a _good_ thing!!!  I think Ranma would go for
Kodachi before he goes for the one who's been trying to kill him for the
last year or so (yes, I know she's not trying to anymore but her
association with dying is pretty strong in Ranma from his reactions to her
in  Manga 3 wouldn't you say?)

Maybe early on but he doesn't show it much, if at all, later so he's
probably gotten over that association.


Furthermore, if Ranma did marry Shampoo, he would have to go back to China
and become a househusband while Shampoo led the Amazons on to glory. Not the
preferred career plan for a martial artist.
	Househusband?  Not nessesarily.  He'd probably be encouraged to do
battle and train others... just so long as he remembered who's in charge.
I doubt that joketsuzoku men are slaves in any case, and the
warrior-consort of a matriarch probably has more pull than most.

You're right...but remember Japan's patriachal and Ranma's Japanese male.
I don't think he'd really settle for anything less than equal
power...which he wouldn't get.

Maybe.  This is a matriarical society so equal power doesn't look too
likely.

Wade