week 10 blog

Buffy makes power a feminine issue because she changes the way power is viewed. Usually male superheroes are the ones portrayed as the hero in movies, books, and TV shows. However in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy is the heroine and she is good at what she does. She dominates with her powers and the way she fights is much different than than the traditional male superheroes. First, her attacks are personal and physically intimate. Her attacks are mostly against demons and villains she knows by names, not the anonymous attacks that occur in most other superhero stories. This is one thing that is different with a feminist power; they tend to be less reckless. Also one unique thing about feminist power is that in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy wants to work together. Male superheroes tend to want to work alone: Superman, Batman, Green Lantern. This changes because often Buffy refuses to take on the role of the Slayer and instead works together with her friends. This says a lot about feminist power because it says that it wants to stay together and values community and friendship.