This is officially the most brilliant article ever

[lirazel]

...and all of you who have even the slightest interest in Buffy Summers should go read it now. It's attacking the idea of Buffy being whiny, and the whole thing made me want to shout, "YES!"

It's been posted at ontd_feminism, but there are only 14 comments at the moment and they already make me upset, so I thought I'd post it here so we could have a friendlier discussion where we don't have to defend our love of the later seasons and of Spike and whatever else is being bashed over there.

So! Go forth and read it! You'll be glad you did!

Comments

[afterthree.livejournal.com]

This post and the post you linked to get the ++thumbs up from me.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

It's a great article, right?

[afterthree.livejournal.com]

Yup. Some people dump on Buffy, I presume because she's a tough girl hero who dares to *gasp and horror* feel things. What's hilarious is that Buffy's incredibly locked down emotionally and gets less "whiny" as the series goes on. She tends to bury things and detach, and she does it more often and with greater skill (at hiding what she's feeling) as the series goes on.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Exactly. I think people also resent that in a woman as well, because it's too "cold" and she comes across like a "bitch." Whatever. I love that girl.

[ever-neutral.livejournal.com]

Whatever worded.

Dude. I am a Buffy, 100%. I am a crazy cold bitch. Or so I would be classified. Hence, I completely get Buffy. I don't always LIKE what I see (overidentificationoveridentification), but she is my homegirl. So there.