Yeah, I like Modern Family. I do. It's a good sitcom with a slightly innovative format. But it just doesn't compare to Buffy. Same with Frasier and Friends. I love those shows. They're well written and well acted and genuinely great. But they aren't doing anything complex at all. They're using a tried and true…

Just a year or two ago there was talk of a screenplay being developed—without Joss—but with the rights-holders' (the Kuzuis) permission. It sounded like it had the potential to actually be decent, and that it was completely different—a sort of Batman Begins rebooting-type situation. I wonder what ever happened with…

They actually tried to do a Giles series! That's partly why Giles leaves during season 6—because Anthony Stewart Head was in England shooting the pilot and first couple of episodes. It was being pitched to the BBC, I think, and it didn't work out. So sad.

I AGREE SO MUCH. I'm a little verklempt, I agree so much.

I definitely think this is part of it—but I also think it has to do with the creators trying to work toward their feminist themes: having the men (Giles and Xander) take reduced roles as allies and having women from all walks of life stand up to do the fighting.

I don't think that's true. Brendon has had some substance issues (mostly alcohol, I think), but that's only since way after the show. Whedon had originally planned to have Brendon play Mal in Firefly—it ended up not working with the scheduling of the final season of Buffy, so Nathan Fillion got the part. (That may…

Men are more likely to yell at work, though. Because women are more likely to express frustration and anger by crying, while men are more likely to express them by yelling/stomping/hitting things.

Ooh. I like this topic. My feminist role model:

From her choice to publicize a sex scandal to her display as a sex symbol, she has exemplified the Gaultier corset. Her intellect, similar to Helen’s, is exemplified through the multitudes of endorsements and the success of her reality television show.

I think she was conflicted about the article because, at first, he didn't tell her that he was writing about them—he just said that he was going to have a piece run in the NYT. So, she was excited about it, but then felt a little exploited, I think, when he finally told her that the article was about her.

She still has the right to free expression (it's not like her employer is suing her to take down the post). But her employer has the right to fire her. Because of the nature of her work, she's a public figure and represents the station, and her post was counter to the interests of the station. Case closed as far as…

Agreed. She was likely fired because she refused to take down a post that would be damaging to the image/reputation of the news team. I mean, she admitted that she refused to work on stories about old people. Local news reporters are sort of obliged to be supportive of the community that they work in—that's part of…

Thrilled.

I know! They just opened a store in my town, like, six months ago. I have never understood why they didn't offer online purchasing.

I understand what you're saying, but I don't think it's a problem precisely because of what I said in my previous comment. Minorities are encouraged to silence their outrage. That silence teaches other minorities that any discomfort they feel is not legitimate—that it's just a joke, just a party, whatever—so they…

White people don't get angrier about it, they just tend to be more vocal about their anger. This is because they're privileged, and have nothing to lose by speaking out. Minorities have a lot at stake and have to pick their battles. Most minorities can't get outraged and raise a stink over every single racist act…

Really? You saw that happen? Because that's sort of like saying you were at the party where the dude got drunk and woke up in a tub of ice to find his kidney missing. The "baby-throwing gypsy" is one of the most common urban legends about traveling to Southern Europe.

Yep. And the depression/anxiety is only reinforced with the shaming—which is why when people are fatshamed, they gain even more weight. Because they're self medicating with food. And complicating it even further is the fact that our entire food supply is being supplemented with addictive chemicals. So people who…

Jesus.

In a just world, Wilkins wouldn't have had issues with women, so he wouldn't have stolen Franklin's work to give to Watson & Crick. No one had to give up and go home—everyone just had to do their own homework. Then, if W & C published first without her images and data—kudos to them. If she published first—great.