Spike tried to rape Buffy. Xander tried to rape Buffy (The Pack). Angel killed her teacher and tortured Giles. Giles killed a human. Willow tried to end the world. Thank you! I've been trying to figure out what it was I wanted to say to the Spike-is-a-rapist crowd for ages, and this is it exactly.
The thing is, the attempted rape gets used as an excuse for disliking Spike, when really they just... dislike Spike. And while I don't really get why someone would dislike Spike at all, I'd still be much happier if they'd defend their opinion that Spike sucks, rather than claiming to be morally superior because I'm supporting a rapist.
I don't think Scott Allie really understands just how loaded his comment was. It must be pretty weird coming into a fan culture that's had years of discussion on the issue, and trying to express an opinion that you hope won't bring up any old arguments when you're not really sure what those old arguments WERE...
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Date: 2008-06-12 11:39 am (UTC)Thank you! I've been trying to figure out what it was I wanted to say to the Spike-is-a-rapist crowd for ages, and this is it exactly.
The thing is, the attempted rape gets used as an excuse for disliking Spike, when really they just... dislike Spike.
And while I don't really get why someone would dislike Spike at all, I'd still be much happier if they'd defend their opinion that Spike sucks, rather than claiming to be morally superior because I'm supporting a rapist.
I don't think Scott Allie really understands just how loaded his comment was. It must be pretty weird coming into a fan culture that's had years of discussion on the issue, and trying to express an opinion that you hope won't bring up any old arguments when you're not really sure what those old arguments WERE...