I just watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer, season 1, episode 4. It is titled, “Teacher‘s Pet”. The episode was about a mysterious new teacher appearing at the high school and murdering male virgins. Her name is Ms. French, and it turns out she is a giant praying mantis, or “She Mantis”. She repeatedly lures men back to her home and proceeds to devour their heads. Obviously Buffy isn’t going to have any of that, so she ends up using sonar to disrupt the bug’s nervous system and then hack it up with a machete. This episode made me think about several things. First I pondered the fact that males are very gullible and easily manipulated when it comes to beautiful women. Perhaps it is something built into the male genome. However, males are supposedly supposed to be the defenders of the family/household, so why do they have such a massive flaw? Second, I wondered how easy it would be to get a psycho substitute at OSU. We do background checks, but who knows how thorough they are. Maybe serial killers make good teachers. Third, I thought about praying mantis in general. The mantis is thought of as a good sign or good luck in almost every other country except the United States. They are seen widely as a religious sign in Asia and the Middle East, but here they were originally thought to blind men and kill horses. They are very popular for their well-known cannibalistic mating habits. The female tends to eat her lovers head after they are done. The only logic provided for this is that she is hungry and in a constant state of survival mode. Super romantic.
I'd like to say that when I read "males are very gullible and easily manipulated when it comes to beautiful women", I laughed because as sad as it is, this "fact" is so true.
ReplyDeleteBut jokes aside, I really found your discussion about the praying mantis being a sign of good luck in multiple other cultures very interesting.
I also thought that it was ironic that the teacher's name was Ms. French, since the stereotypically, French women tend to be attractive. Just a thought.
I agree with you when saying that the males are gullible and manipulated in this episode, but in general it can work the same for girls. In personal experience, I've had a number of good-looking teachers, which will either help me focus in the class or hinder that completely. Also, I've heard about plenty of girls drooling over their teachers as well. I think it may be a gene put into all humans, not just the male gender.
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