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Post by buckmana on Feb 24, 2014 4:42:59 GMT -4
Everytime I see the episode Gridiron Glory, I wonder about the ethics of allowing Jenny to compete against humans in a sporting contest.
From a certain point of view, Jenny is augmented far beyond human limits of strength, speed and agility. This is counted as illegal performance enhancement and therefore, Jenny should be dismissed from any sporting contest she tried to enter.
Factor in her inbuilt gadgets which are used a lot in the episode and the rule gets even more broken.
And for a flipside, the Nerd School using robotic battlesuits with lasers, weapons and forcefields would also be dismissed from the first match they tried to enter.
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Post by swoop on Feb 24, 2014 11:22:14 GMT -4
I take it as cartoon and sport movies that will allow gorillas play sports. You would think they would fix the rule book by now since teenagers with super powers seem like it would more than once in that universe. They seem to be too stereotype on the nerds. I think this may be the reason Brad needs a harsh lesson. This was the part they fail in this episode
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Post by buckmana on Feb 25, 2014 7:14:10 GMT -4
Interestingly enough, in Stage Fright, they actually acknowledge that it isn't appropriate for Jenny to compete against humans. She says "They wouldn't let me join the school wrestling team because they're afraid I'll break the other students".
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Post by swoop on Feb 26, 2014 0:06:09 GMT -4
Excellent point Jenny was also used in a competition similar to Battlebots or Robot Wars (I am showing my age),Her sisters joining sister events and she was also in sack bag race with super hero partner Misty. Seriously does anyone ever bother to mention someone does global defenses being in a competition? Well we at least have enough material to make a music video using the Curb Stomp Song.
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Post by buckmana on Feb 26, 2014 2:59:31 GMT -4
I always assumed Jenny was famous for saving the world. Or at least to the point where it's well known that she's not just an ordinary teenage girl and has the power to inflict some serious damage if she chooses violence as an resolution to a problem. And it's probably a good thing Jenny doesn't use violence to solve her difficulties at school.
Even Brit and Tiff have a passing familiarity with Jenny's inbuilt technology. And they hate her!
I'm assuming as long as Jenny and Misty limit themselves to merely participating and don't play to win, they're allowed to compete just for the experience of doing so. And a casual game during class might not be under the same rules as a professional sporting contest, where the goal is to win.
It's interesting that Jenny's combat inhibitor (enabled during school hours) only works on her weapons by reducing the charge from "lethal" to "bad burn". It doesn't appear to limit her strength, speed or agility. I'm assuming this is because it would confuse Jenny too much to shift between weak and strong all the time.
I was reading up on the rules of sporting events intended for humans and it says while there's a grey area when it comes to animal competitors, in truth, the matter would be referred to a referee who would instantly disqualify the animal intending to enter the event, as it's not allowed for anyone other then humans to enter.
And what sackrace? I don't remember Misty ever doing this with Jenny. Also, while we're talking about Miss Spaceninja, given that she's equal in strength to Jenny, she'd also be disqualified from entering sporting events.
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Post by swoop on Mar 26, 2014 23:09:29 GMT -4
I think this may problem for hi-jinks over establishing setting and character and there was the talk fans over friends moral. That moral needs further talk with Sheldon. We also have possible antagonist of Jock and more grudge from Pteresa.
I thought of using this and tennis from the flash that was on nick to help establishing more the character being a sports lover. She does seem to have a theme for sports.
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