Coolest thing I've seen in a while was in Forbidden Planet comic shop today where I saw a little girl, maybe ten or eleven, go rushing up to the Buffy Season 8 display, crying out excitedly for all to hear, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer!"
Being a massive Buffy (and Joss Whedon) fan, and knowing that part of the reasoning behind Buffy's creation was to create a pop culture icon and strong, positive, heroic role model for young girls, I couldn't help but get a tiny bit dewy eyed. Eight years after the show ended and the Buffster can still excite and inspire the very people she was originally designed to reach. After the atrocious Twilight saga has been sending all kinds of terrible messages to young girls about how to relate to boys and sex and life in general it warmed my heart no end to see one little girl completely bypass the store's Twilight display and go running straight to Buffy. Way to go kid. Joss would be proud. As would the Slayer.
Being a massive Buffy (and Joss Whedon) fan, and knowing that part of the reasoning behind Buffy's creation was to create a pop culture icon and strong, positive, heroic role model for young girls, I couldn't help but get a tiny bit dewy eyed. Eight years after the show ended and the Buffster can still excite and inspire the very people she was originally designed to reach. After the atrocious Twilight saga has been sending all kinds of terrible messages to young girls about how to relate to boys and sex and life in general it warmed my heart no end to see one little girl completely bypass the store's Twilight display and go running straight to Buffy. Way to go kid. Joss would be proud. As would the Slayer.
merlowe:
Spanx for the sweet comment you left..and FYI she loves ya back 
ritavonneurosis:
I'd like to...thanx a lot 