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Akemi - Your thoughts...(everyone) Posted By: MACK! In Response To: Re: The
Akemi issue (noh one) : ummm..because Akemi is one of my favorite characters..i Thanks for everyone's 2 cents on Akemi so far. For my own curiosity,
I'd like to hear your feelings and thoughts about Akemi (the part she
played in Skin Deep and Meta, how you view her, if you like her, why?
etc).
It's fascinating to me that so many people have so many different takes
on her, what she is, who she is, and what her relationship with Kabuki
means.
Brian Bendis for instance doesn't view her as a real person that is
separate from Kabuki, but a psychological defense mechanism that Kabuki
created in her own mind. A sort of splinter personality to help her deal
with the challenging situations she found herself in. He’s not the only
person who reads the story this way.
I've also seen many college papers and posts on women's studies boards
that present the relationship between Kabuki and Akemi as a shining
example of relationships between women that defy conventional
categorization and are role models for feminist and lesbian groups.
I've also seen sites dedicated to women in mythology that cite the
character of Akemi as a mythological icon, echoes of which are seen in
other ancient stories.
And I've also heard from other letters, papers and sites representing
the individuals who refer to themselves as inter-sex (the millions of
people who are born with organs of both sexes but usually present
themselves in public as one or the other) that champion Akemi and Desire
from Sandman as the only two characters in modern literature that
represent them and give their group literary characters to identify with.
And the list of how individuals perceive and identify with Akemi goes
on and on. It's amazing that some people see her as Kabuki's friend. Some
people don’t trust her. Some see her as a shining example of a
non-gratuitous romantic relationship in comics that doesn’t feel the need
to grab press with attention getting labels. Some see her as a
representative of their group that defies both of the conventional
categories for labels (that is they do not even necessarily see her as a
woman. And they do not necessarily see her as a man either). Other people
do not even think she exists outside of Kabuki’s mind. And there are still
countless other personal interpretations of her.
In fact many readers continue to change their impressions, perceptions,
and views of who or what Akemi is as they continue to see her issue by
issue or when the y re-read the stories with her.
I find that she often reflects what the individual reader brings with
them as they view her or as they read her notes. Often this changes as the
reader changes. I suppose that is true of Kabuki as well.
I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the subject.
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