And she definitely seemed taken aback by the human reaction in that episode done like a newscast, where the reporter made her cry.
It certainly seemed not to have occurred to her before that, yes. Sometimes I think Delenn forgets that, yes, she knows the Minbari and the Humans have the same souls and have a monumental destiny and all that, but, um, nobody else (outside the Grey Council) does. Or, really, cares.
Her attitude about the whole transformation sometimes reminds me a bit of the older meaning of the word "condescension." She sees it as such a noble, grand gesture on her part that it's a bit tricky not to interpret it from her perspective as an enlightened lowering of herself to our level - one that we should be awed by and grateful for. The idea that Humans would regard it as an insult or a taunt just seems never to have entered her head.
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Date: 2010-06-30 01:13 am (UTC)It certainly seemed not to have occurred to her before that, yes. Sometimes I think Delenn forgets that, yes, she knows the Minbari and the Humans have the same souls and have a monumental destiny and all that, but, um, nobody else (outside the Grey Council) does. Or, really, cares.
Her attitude about the whole transformation sometimes reminds me a bit of the older meaning of the word "condescension." She sees it as such a noble, grand gesture on her part that it's a bit tricky not to interpret it from her perspective as an enlightened lowering of herself to our level - one that we should be awed by and grateful for. The idea that Humans would regard it as an insult or a taunt just seems never to have entered her head.