anti action babes

[kattahj]

While looking at a picture of Buffy, it struck me that I really, really hate that little pout she sports. And then it struck me that the pout is part of her face and not a form of characterisation.

It sounds weird. It is weird. But I have a very fundamental dislike for Buffy that has nothing to do with her actions in canon (such as the unethical

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[kattahj]

It'd be nice to see a few more female chars on TV that haven't been toned down to this extent but it doesn't look like it'll happen any time soon.

Well, it does happen. Just not often, or in action shows. Or very many American shows, come to think of it. Isn't it better in Australia? Or is it just some warped idea I've got because most of the shows I liked as a kid were Australian, Canadian or British?

[carmarthen]

Skintight stretch jeans are fine for kicking, actually, but I don't think hers are stretch.

Also, she punches with her wrists bent. No one above yellow belt at my school punches like that.

*nitpicks with you*

[carmarthen]

Well, fashion is pain. Or something.

Seriously, I would think six (?) years of the show would give her enough time to get the basics down. Pfeh.