My assumption is that in most times, when the slayer was female - the Watcher would have acted in public as her guardian and would have been paid to keep her housed and fed. Women generally weren't expected to work back then anyway. Clearly, an outdated mnodel...
Yes, but you're a well-balanced individual. This is the government we're talking about - they'd rather use a stick/weapon/threat than honey.
I work for the government. I think we're confusing actual governments, with TV government. In my office, they would tell Buffy to set up a corporation, and then steer her a contract that would contain enough discretionary money for her to work. And we would do it because we have diversity requirements that reward us for hiring women and minority owned businesses.
It doesn't make sense.
It doesn't. But then, Kendra culture has a kind of a noble savage stereotype that might be vaguely patronizing.
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I work for the government. I think we're confusing actual governments, with TV government. In my office, they would tell Buffy to set up a corporation, and then steer her a contract that would contain enough discretionary money for her to work. And we would do it because we have diversity requirements that reward us for hiring women and minority owned businesses.
It doesn't make sense.
It doesn't. But then, Kendra culture has a kind of a noble savage stereotype that might be vaguely patronizing.