Long before S8 started I'd concluded that Joss wasn't very good at feminism (in the sense of fully expunging his societally ingrained misogyny Yes. I've recently gotten there myself. Completely.
Oh, yes, yes, yes to that second paragraph. YES.
Because my Buffy would NEVER SAY THAT. Yeah, that moment sacrificed characterization for the meta line.
I don't know about your last paragraph. I can see where you're coming from, but like: the first female character that I've really, really identified with in a long time is Annie from Being Human because she's very emotional (laughing and crying easily), and so am I. But she learns to be strong, to stand up for herself.
I guess it comes down to the fact that we need way, way more female role models, so that for the girls who are the crying in their ice cream types, they can look up to Buffy, and for the girls who hide their emotions and are fiercely independent, they have Kara Thrace, and for the girls who are "tomboy" types, they have...well, they should have someone. That way we don't have to put all the pressure on one woman to be representative of all women. Just like we need more characters of color so that every time a Korean woman shows up, she doesn't have to shoulder the burden of representing every Korean woman ever. You know?
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! I hate that I had to make it, but....
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Long before S8 started I'd concluded that Joss wasn't very good at feminism (in the sense of fully expunging his societally ingrained misogyny Yes. I've recently gotten there myself. Completely.
Oh, yes, yes, yes to that second paragraph. YES.
Because my Buffy would NEVER SAY THAT. Yeah, that moment sacrificed characterization for the meta line.
I don't know about your last paragraph. I can see where you're coming from, but like: the first female character that I've really, really identified with in a long time is Annie from Being Human because she's very emotional (laughing and crying easily), and so am I. But she learns to be strong, to stand up for herself.
I guess it comes down to the fact that we need way, way more female role models, so that for the girls who are the crying in their ice cream types, they can look up to Buffy, and for the girls who hide their emotions and are fiercely independent, they have Kara Thrace, and for the girls who are "tomboy" types, they have...well, they should have someone. That way we don't have to put all the pressure on one woman to be representative of all women. Just like we need more characters of color so that every time a Korean woman shows up, she doesn't have to shoulder the burden of representing every Korean woman ever. You know?
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! I hate that I had to make it, but....