Small Mal Characterization Question by Arcadia

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Small Mal Characterization Question

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Sunday, February 4, 2007 4:48 AM

I've noticed in lots of fanfic that Mal uses the word "woman". Ex:

"You gonna do that, woman?"

or

"Woman, don't you dare..."

Does anyone remember him using "woman" like that in the series? I don't, so when he uses the term that way it strikes me as incredibly false. Or maybe I'm just blanking?

Arcadia (aka Greyfable and/or Katie)
www.stillflying.net -- picking up Firefly were Joss left off. We will hold 'til he gets back.

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Sunday, February 4, 2007 4:53 AM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

"Woman, you are completely off your nut!" -Trash

That's the only one that comes to mind.

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Sunday, February 4, 2007 6:45 AM

ASARIAN

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Originally posted by Arcadia:

I've noticed in lots of fanfic that Mal uses the word "woman". Ex:

"You gonna do that, woman?"

or

"Woman, don't you dare..."

Does anyone remember him using "woman" like that in the series? I don't, so when he uses the term that way it strikes me as incredibly false. Or maybe I'm just blanking?

And there's, of course,

"Tactics, woman. I needed her in the back." (Our Mrs. Reynolds).

--
"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam

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Sunday, February 4, 2007 6:47 AM

ARCADIA

Thanks, both of you. I guess it is one of those things that just slipped my mind.

Arcadia (aka Greyfable and/or Katie)
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Sunday, February 4, 2007 6:55 AM

ASARIAN

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Originally posted by Arcadia:

Thanks, both of you. I guess it is one of those things that just slipped my mind.

Actually, Mal calls Saffron "Woman person", too.

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"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam

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Sunday, February 4, 2007 7:02 AM

REDLAVA

When Mal refers to somebody as "woman," I don't believe he is trying to be sexist or anything. I think it is just one more of those things that Joss put into the script to make is seem more western in culture.

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