But we're not allowed to call her crazy or any other term that means mentally ill?
Does he just not talk about mental illness in the fiction he discusses, or is it just the commenters that aren't allowed to talk about mental illness?
Lindsey: Why--why did you... Lorne: One last job. You're not part of the solution, Lindsey. You never will be. Lindsey: You kill me? A flunky?! I'm not just...Angel...kills me. You...Angel... Lorne: Good night, folks.
'Not Fade Away'
Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!
Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run.
§ ita § - Dec 30, 2011 4:34:54 pm PST #8000 of 10459
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
DavidS - Dec 30, 2011 4:35:36 pm PST #8001 of 10459
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Does he just not talk about mental illness in the fiction he discusses, or is it just the commenters that aren't allowed to talk about mental illness?
They're allowed to talk about mental illness, they just can't use the word "crazy" - which is ableist, I guess.
Zenkitty - Dec 30, 2011 4:37:22 pm PST #8002 of 10459
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
It's impossible to discuss Drusilla without mentioning that she's a lunatic!
amyth - Dec 30, 2011 4:47:40 pm PST #8003 of 10459
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
I'm rewatching "Ted" right now, and Willow just looked at a chocolate chip cookie under a high school microscope and determined that it was laced with a tranquilizer. She's blinding me with science!
§ ita § - Dec 30, 2011 4:49:00 pm PST #8004 of 10459
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They're allowed to talk about mental illness, they just can't use the word "crazy" - which is ableist, I guess.
So you can say Drusilla is mentally ill?
DebetEsse - Dec 30, 2011 4:58:02 pm PST #8005 of 10459
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I would think that "delusional" would be accurate and specific.
Polter-Cow - Dec 30, 2011 5:07:46 pm PST #8006 of 10459
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So you can say Drusilla is mentally ill?
I have no idea. We weren't allowed to call Azula a sociopath despite her exhibiting all the signs. But Drusilla has a problem with her brain being missing. It's kind of a thing.
Ginger - Dec 30, 2011 5:09:17 pm PST #8007 of 10459
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I rather think "batshit crazy" is accurate.
§ ita § - Dec 30, 2011 5:12:16 pm PST #8008 of 10459
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I would think that "delusional" would be accurate and specific.
Can you drive someone delusional? Didn't Angelus torture her into a break with reality? She's not delusional--she's psychic, after all. She's just...unhinged.
I don't see how he could stop you talking about a plot point and have it be conducive to discussion.
Tom Scola - Dec 30, 2011 5:14:00 pm PST #8009 of 10459
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Drusilla just needs a hug.