In article <8a309b9f.0306072104.63f8911d@posting.google.com>, 
zerlockman@hotmail.com says...
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>Psaiyan Prince Vegeta <ppvegeta@hotmail.communism> wrote in message 
news:<giv4evc3n3j653h1hu04lb03ucqd6hrjjm@4ax.com>...
>> On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 22:34:16 +0100, "goat" <goat@goat.goat> wrote:
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>> >When Hideaki Anno created Evangelion, do you think that his intention 
was
>> >for Rei to be the perfect vision of femininity?
>> 
>> It has been theorised that Anno intended Rei to represent traditional
>> Japanese femininity, whilst Asuka represents modern, Western, feminist
>> ideals, with poor Shinji caught in the middle with a choice to make...
>> 
>> I have also seen it suggested that Asuka is supposed to be the 'ideal
>> girlfriend', whilst Rei is the 'ideal wife', from the perspective of a
>> Japanese male.
>> 
>> I believe that the only comment he has actually made on the matter was
>> something along the lines of "Rei is just the sort of girl that
>> Japanese guys go for".
>
>Funny, i would have thought neither Asuka or Rei would make an ideal
>wife/girlfriend. Firstly, they are in fact 2D, and by having sex with
>them you are risking brutal papercuts.

To areas best left unmentioned!  ^_^

> But if they were 3D, Rei would
>just suck as a wife. She doen't know how to live, cook(important),
>have a relationship, talk to others etc. I would like a wife who is
>slightly less closed and catatonic that Rei, even if she is good
>looking.

I think you've underestimating Rei.  Rei (II, at least) doesn't do
those things because Gendo doesn't direct her to, and she's not
very self starting.  If you (or better yet, *I*) replaced Gendo as
the focus of her life, I think she'd learn to do whatever was
needed.

I mean, she's willing to climb in a giant 'thing' and risk life,
limb, and tremendous pain to keep Gendo happy.  Learning to
cook, clean, and talk - or engage in tremendously passionate sex -
would be child's play compared to that.

> Asuka would suck as a girlfriend because she is obsessed with
>a man more than twice her age and would dump you at the drop of a hat.
>Just imagine: You are Asuka's boyfriend. Kaji comes over. You Asuka
>falls all over him and Kaji fucks her brains out. "Sorry, but i would
>rather fuck an older man. See-ya."

Kaji has more sense than to hump Asuka, despite her persistant
attempts at seduction/possession.  

And in a lot of ways, Rei and Asuka are a lot alike.  Asuka's
gone as far as she can on her own to prove her self worth to
herself (college degrees, EVA pilot, stunningly beautiful);
now she needs external proof, someone else to regard her as
the most important thing in their life.  She's gone after
Kaji because he's exceptional in a lot of ways, and if HE
loves her, then SHE must be exceptional, too.  If she decided
YOU (or again, even better, *I*) were a better choice, I think
the amount of attention she'd focus on you to try to get you
to fill the desperate need inside her for love and self-esteem
would keep you thoroughly satisfied (and maybe smothered) for
a LONG time...

FW