Him: watchu thinking about?
Me: Joss Whedon is gross and counter-progressive, and Buffy is just another example of his wet dreams, but I really wish people didn't ignore the fact that Sarah Michelle Gellar put so much love into that role that Buffy is a genuine role model and inspiring character. The fact that the "creator" of the character is trashy doesn't mean we should throw out the few things that they've done really well. Anyway, it's a complicated issue, but Buffy helped me to find value in not only the women around me, but also in myself as a young gay man, and I don't want other people to be robbed of that growth just because we feel the need to blacklist every potentially problematic piece of media.
Me, again: Also I'm just really glad that we don't feel the need to hide our thoughts from each other just because we have differing interests.
