Wilcox and David Lavery (New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2002), 43. Patricia Pender, “‘I’m Buffy and You’re History’: The Postmodern Politics of Buffy,” in Fighting the Forces: What’s at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ed. Kathleen Rowe, The Unruly Woman: Gender, and the Genres of Laughter (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1995), 31. Inness, Tough Girls: Women Warriors and Wonder Women in Popular Culture (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999). Wilcox and David Lavery, Fighting the Forces: What’s at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2002) This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.Ĭhyna with Michael Angeli, If They Only Knew (New York: Regan Books, 2001). These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. 1 Chyna, like other “powerful” women in the media such as Xena and Buffy, is “cool.” Keywords Her best-selling autobiography, If They Only Knew, was published in 2001. As professional wrestling moved from alternative entertainment to the mainstream during the last few years, she also traveled from the fringes to the center, appearing on mainstream magazine covers, prime-time TV series like Third Rock from the Sun, and even The Tonight Show. Since her first appearance on the WWF in February 1997, Chyna made the transition from an oddity in the traveling freak show of the WWF to a household name.
The woman is Joanie Laurer, otherwise known as World Wrestling Federation superstar Chyna. Her aggressive stance, her confident and direct gaze out at the reader, and her muscular body do not conform to the ideal of femininity usually promoted by Playboy. Complete with insights from other WWF Superstars, this is a must read for any fan of the WWF and for anyone who wants to see how a real-life hero overcame adversity.The November 2000 issue of Playboy features a muscular woman dressed in black leather, standing with hands on hips, glaring out at the reader. Joanie Laurer - lets us in what it's like to live your dream and overcome your nightmares.
and the broken hearts and broken body parts that are suffered along the way. If they only knew offers a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the World Wrestling Federation, and a rarer glimpse of what it takes just to get there - the hurdles that must be overcome. She has battled her entire life: against a controlling mother against a scheming father and against a world with a predetermined view of what beauty and success should be. She was the first woman to wear the Intercontinental Championship belt, yet these were not her most significant battles.
She has gained the respect of the men inside the World Wrestling Federation, and the world at large. Part feminist, part superhero, Chyna has blazed a trail where no woman had gone before.
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