tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025502997259421463.post6009469607727129872..comments2023-08-17T03:49:17.269-04:00Comments on Adventures of a Young Feminist: Slaying the Vamps [Feminist Flashback Friday]Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16576742532111666583noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025502997259421463.post-53516297704254304172009-08-25T13:27:15.265-04:002009-08-25T13:27:15.265-04:00Buffy was an amazing show that empowered a lot of ...Buffy was an amazing show that empowered a lot of young women. Ultimately it's a tragedy -- the literary sense, and in the literal sense. There are many good articles on the show in general and some good criticism of the Willow/Tara arc in particular. Here is one. http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/PrintFriendly?oid=12342Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025502997259421463.post-91132155272884947932009-08-24T09:42:20.978-04:002009-08-24T09:42:20.978-04:00I spend more time than is necessarily healthy anal...I spend more time than is necessarily healthy analyzing Buffy. A few thoughts:<br />1. Buffy argues against Objectivism. Buffy has powers that other people don't, but that doesn't mean she deserves them or can do whatever she wants. <br />2. The voice that tells Buffy's story is fairly unreliable. If you start ignoring that Buffy/Angel is So Romantic and Beautiful and Tragic, it's seriously creepy. If you stop listening to Xander whining, he's actually very successful. If it weren't for everyone else having superpowers, he'd probably be the most powerful person on the show. <br />3. As for Willow going insane, my understanding is that the lesbian community was pretty pissed about that. There's a legacy of stories about lesbians that end in death and insanity (making them into moral lessons). That story arc unintentionally played into patterns of oppression that the writers weren't even aware of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025502997259421463.post-38385739955807181362009-08-21T19:21:48.751-04:002009-08-21T19:21:48.751-04:00JT,
I never really thought about it that way in t...JT,<br /><br />I never really thought about it that way in too much detail. That's a really interesting analysis.<br /><br />I was introduced to Joss Whedon with Firefly during my sophmore year at college and have been in love with his creations ever since. I'm just sad that I didn't get into Buffy until a year and a half later.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16576742532111666583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025502997259421463.post-53069453214886455362009-08-21T19:10:44.197-04:002009-08-21T19:10:44.197-04:00I was also a latecomer to Buffy - I didn't sta...I was also a latecomer to Buffy - I didn't start watching until my sophomore year of college, when one of my friends forced me to sit down, swearing it would change my life. And what do you know - he was right. I think the most important thing that Joss accomplishes in Buffy is creating a world full of complete characters - with strengths as well as faults, and all on equal ground. When you're growing up, every new problem you encounter in life feels like a brand new monster - your first big love, the first major loss of someone you love, even the complicated nature of siblings relationships. Joss' demons and big-bads are the real life embodiment of the perils and pleasure of growing up, and Scoobies manage to rise victorious time and again with creativity and teamwork. Gosh, I could go on for days... Once I was introduced to the Whedonverse, I was a goner. I <3 Joss and all his creations!!JThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17630788104753039500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025502997259421463.post-52355250101635854632009-08-21T17:08:47.832-04:002009-08-21T17:08:47.832-04:00Gnatalby,
I can see that your problems with Willo...Gnatalby,<br /><br />I can see that your problems with Willow's development. One thing that I did like about her discovering her witch skills was that she became more confident. In the first couple seasons she was shy and kind of meek, but then as she developed her witchcraft, she became more confident, especially in fighting demons.<br /><br />Her wardrobe change is a little odd though when you look at it that way.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16576742532111666583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025502997259421463.post-71173856783692532082009-08-21T16:50:57.746-04:002009-08-21T16:50:57.746-04:00Buffy is my favorite television show of all time. ...Buffy is my favorite television show of all time. It remains the only show that was truly appointment tv for me.<br /><br />I had very mixed feelings, however, about Willow's development throughout the series. When it started, Willow had a "masculine" power-- her computer skills-- and then she ended up abandoning those for a "feminine" power-- witchcraft. When her character became a lesbian, this was attended by a total feminization of her wardrobe, which also got on my nerves.<br /><br />I think it would have been a better show if Willow had remained as she was in the first two seasons. (With the exception of the lesbianism, they can keep that.)Gnatalbyhttp://theboozetube.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com