Yes the UnAmerican reference really bridled me.
Um. Tough?
t /offensive!Fay
With all due respect, I think that the irony is clear enough - much like the title of the show itself. Some people will shy away from a show called
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
because they won't see that it's ironic. Some people may also shy away from a thread with this particular title, but I don't think that the board should be expected to dumb down to accomodate anyone's inability to pick up on cultural reference points. At the end of the day this board
is
predominantly American and the Jossverse shows are American and crammed with popular culture references which are primarily US-based. Moreover the board is pretty much characterised by a blend of popular culture and high culture and an awareness of things like McCarthyism - as is the Jossverse itself.
I pretty much think those of us based in the UK/elsewhere need to just suck it up if any US cultural references go over our heads. Given that the thread title was coined by UnAmericans, given the conscious cultural references of the term "Buffistas" itself (with which "UnAmerican" chimes) and given the generally supportive and tongue-in-cheek ethos of the board, I kind of think this is your problem, Zoe.
Irony - it doesn't just mean "like iron".
...Er. That would be a generally supportive ethos not being demonstrated by me right now, obviously. Still, the rest of the folks here, who are far nicer and fluffier than me, are generally a supportive bunch, and not likely to go around making
genuinely
bigoted thread titles.
and with that Fay vanished in a puff of smoke, having failed quite spectacularly to play the diplomatic card.
Actually, it's good that we're discussing this, because the current thread title did not get a lot of input. I believe it was rolling over and nobody was around, John H pulled up the Anya quote and I suggested using the whole thing, and that was that.
And come to think of it, it's not titled like most of the other threads. It's not UnAmerican Buffistas: blah blah.
re-reads own post, giggling madly.
Man, am I just the most offensive woman on the face of the planet, or what? I should just have come over all Rio and done the ASS CAPS thing.
Definitely time for bed.
Dude, it's a direct quotation from an ep. It's gloriously apposite. I
totally
cannot sympathise with getting one's knickers in a twist over it being offensive.
But then, I'm a stroppy cow at times. As you'll have gathered.
See, I could edit. I know I could. But I feel bloody-minded about it, because I meant every word.
still baffled as to why she doesn't have a job for the Diplomatic Corps.
Because you didn't want to go in for all that testing?
crammed with popular culture references which are primarily US-based
Yes, based on a reworking of mythology which is 100% European. It would do no harm to acknowledge your sources. I'm not getting my "knickers in a twist" I commented is all. It is not the most active thread on the board which I find surprising because there are many unAmerican fans of the show. IJS.
No, damn it, I can't let this lie. I just totally don't agree with this interpretation of the thread title:
Might as well say: poor, perverted, annoying people you're not one of us! I was hoping for a more friendly title, maybe for the next thread?
Zoe, I'm sorry I'm being a cow here, but I really don't agree with you.
