The fandom decides

[sombrefan]

Dear lurkers,

One of the advantages of having a wide following (for a fan site) on Twitter is that when you ask burning questions of the day, you'll be guaranteed a wide pool of answers. It's the nearest thing to a fandom referendum you will get in this day and age.

Anyhow today's burning question "Is Buffy a feminist show?"

Follow the results in real-time at

http://twitter.com/#search?q=whedonesque

Comments

[angearia.livejournal.com]

I think that's the sort of complex question that you would give points to in a well-reasoned debate rather than asking for a vote by a show of hands.

First, you have to consider the question? What do people consider feminist? Which definition are they going by? Are they operating under the popular misunderstanding of the word that many people feel carries a negative connotation (e.g. SMG said she felt the word feminist had a negative connotation but was honored to be told by someone she was portraying a feminist character)?

Perhaps it's better to have two treatises present the pro-feminist and con-feminist points then call for a vote, Chancellor of the Whedonverse. Let the debate be heard on the floor so that all may make an informed decision. ;-)

[simonf.livejournal.com]

I prefer peiople's gut instincts. They're more telling.

[angearia.livejournal.com]

But unfortunately not more accurate. I'm over here thinking of all the unrepentant stupidity and fail that come from gut instincts. ;-)