I agree regarding the ending of Beauty and the Beast; the preference of the Beast over Avenant has nothing to do with sexuality but rather with the "beauty" of the character. The Beast is a loving, feeling character; Avenant is selfish, egotistical, in short -- not lovable. The point of the story, whatever version (including King Kong) has more to do with the kind of character that generates human relationships than with pure sexuality. A lot of men are physically "sexy" until they open their mouth and strut their stuff! If they didn't keep a "little boy", cuddly side, we wouldn't put up with the strut. The Beast doesn't strut for Beauty; in her presence he is the "little boy" and cuddly; Avenant ONLY struts. Again, that's not a scientific statement, but rather a cliched one known to most women. ! Prof. Emily Zants, U. of HI "... and the whole of Combray ... sprang ! ! [log in to unmask] into being, town and gardens alike, from ! ! FAX: (808) 237-8284 my cup of tea." Proust's Butterfly Effect! ! http://www2.hawaii.edu/~zants/zants.html ! ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]