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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.
Zoe, not all the un-Americans are European so that the mythology and language wouldn't have derived from them either.
Zoe, I'm sorry I'm being a cow here, but I really don't agree with you.
I know. I am not saying that this is the message you ARE sending, just what the words are saying. It was a snarky comment by Anya, a wonderfully written, brilliantly delivered comment but still a snarky one.
Buffistas are all about the snark, Zoe. Seriously. That's our unifying value.
Okay, snark and politeness.
Okay, snark, politeness, and cheekbones.
Our four greatest assets are. . .
Also, wrod on the mention that not all Un-Americans are Europeans.
I'm no marketing expert and I don't want to launch a huge campaign. The matter bugged me so I raised it.
I didn't see the comment, as Anya said it, as snarky at all. In her mind, it made perfect sense, and she was just stating a fact. Then, when we were looking for a new thread title, and we were using the word "Un-American" already, it seemed perfect and took on some irony in our context. (And yes, I know that that's not quite the proper definition of "irony," but it's a lot closer than Alanis Morisette's was, so I'm leaving it.)
Also, wrod on the mention that not all Un-Americans are Europeans.
Yes, also not all the mythology is European in origin, just most of it, so the hey! that's my culture! isn't 100% justified.
Not quite on topic, but this discussion reminds me of something a co-worker said to me when I was teaching in Japan: "Here, the vampire is always a foreigner."