Slap on the fanny
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Jason_Radley — 14 years ago(April 08, 2011 06:37 PM)
For the sake of middle class propriety, I think you should consider editing the thread title to 'Slap on the tush'.
Another cute moment occurs in the earlier bedroom scene when Kay ducks out of bed to show Clem her new hat. He asks, 'Where are you going?' to which she half turns and he says 'Oh!' The obvious meaning is that he thinks she's going to the loo. -
stevenvh — 14 years ago(May 01, 2011 09:48 AM)
when Clem slaps his wife on the fanny
Er in British English a "fanny" is something completely different from its meaning in American English!
The slap seemed to be a man dominating his wife
Aah, nonsense! Of course it was playful! Remember that a few moments before he says (about Operation Dynamo)
"Oh, darling, I'm almost sorry for you, having such a nice, quiet, peaceful time when things were happening. But that's what men are for, isn't it? To do things while women look after the house."
And then, incidentally, she tells him she disarmed a German soldier and delivered him to the police. What else could he do?
Rome. By all means, Rome. -
ppllkk — 14 years ago(January 02, 2012 12:22 PM)
Mandyjam
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I must say I find the American use of the word fanny rather entertaining. Since when was a buttock fan-shaped?
Do you think that a woman's vulva is fan-shaped?
Perhaps it is a cultural thing.
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RubyHypatia — 13 years ago(December 03, 2012 07:22 AM)
It could very well be a dominance thing. In one of the Thin Man movies, the husband spanks his wife, and in front of his parents. In I Love Lucy, Ricky spanks Lucy on more than one occasion. I can't think of an instance where a wife spanked her husband. So it's quite possible that even if a slap on the fanny is supposed to be playful, it could also be a message that the husband is still, "the man."
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matt_garth — 13 years ago(December 10, 2012 01:47 PM)
That was a love tap compared to Spencer Tracy whacking Katharine Hepburn hard on her butt during their nightly rubdown routine in ADAM'S RIB as he objects to her singing the love song dedicated to her ("Farewell, Amanda").
Her reaction:
You meant that, didn't you? You really meant that. I can tell. I know your touch. I know a slap from a slug. I'm not so sure I care to expose myself to typical instinctive masculine brutality. And it felt not only as though you meant it, but as though you felt you had a right to. I can tell.
His rejoinder:
What've you got back there? Radar equipment?
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Forlorn_Rage — 12 years ago(February 15, 2014 01:49 PM)
You forgot the best part! She kicks (hard) afterward.
Also, earlier in the movie, when she's on her way out the kitchen door, he swings the door to push her out. She moves backwards and pushes the door into Spencer Tracy, smiling: "Pardon."
Spencer Tracy/Adam is totally forgivable here because he, at least, picked a wife who can fight back.
