'Serenity'
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"Un-American" has resonance for some USAnians because of Senator Joe McCarthy's Un-American Activities Committee witchhunts of the 1950s, in which case it's almost Spartacus-like to be branded an Un-American. (cf. Angel's "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been...?")
Yes the UnAmerican reference really bridled me.
Slight change how about: Non-American Buffistas: We gave the words and the myths.?
Um. American Cultural background I was missing there. Zoe, is this a campaign to have the title changed- which may or may not be possible- or a suggestion for the next thread?
Haven't y'all been "Un-American" since TT?
I *think* (and someone please correct me if I'm culturally off base) that UnAmerican has acheived a backhanded non-negative status, since it was used as an insult by People We Don't Like.
That was my take on the Un-American name, too.
Of course, I'm non-UnAmerican, at least until we can be prosecuted for not supporting war.
edit-- or missing a lot of "p's"
Yeah, I'm not sure what the root of Zoe's discontent is. I describe myself as UnAmerican on a regular basis.
Yes the UnAmerican reference really bridled me.
From the first UnAmerican thread:
Jim Eaton: True. Plus I couldn't resist the title. I'm hoping for loads of communist Slayerites to invade.
Angus Gordon: Well, not only do you have "Unamerican", but "Buffista" also has that Marxist-Leninist mountain-dwelling guerilla army ring to it, don't you think? But, like, a guerilla army with stakes.
Although, as we know, the Scooby gang are actually anarchists, so no bona fide communist would spit on them.
I like the "UnAmerican Buffista" reference, for exactly the reason that Angus cited there. Does anyone else have a problem with it? (I suppose I have no vote, seeing as how I've been out of the US for a total of less than a month of the 22 years of my life.)
t counting up days spent in England, Spain, Mexico, plus a couple in Canada I might have as much as a month of credit there!
I describe myself as UnAmerican on a regular basis.
As do a lot of long-time Buffistas. I'm an un-un-American, so maybe I should stay out of this, but as much as I've seen it used as a self-description within this community, I've also always shared ita's and Sophia's take on the name.