Bravo, Joss Whedon. Bravo.

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Buffy's Choice: Joss Whedon Gets Political

I think strongly that teen pregnancy and young people having babies when they are not emotionally, financially, or otherwise equipped to take care of them, is kind of glorified in our media right now. You know, things like Secret Life [of an American Teenager] and Juno and Knocked Up – even if they pretend to deal with abortion, the movies don’t even say the word “abortion.” It’s something that over a third of American women are going to decide to have to do in their lives. But people are so terrified that no one will discuss the reality of it — not no one, but very few popular entertainments, even when they say they’re dealing with this issue, they don’t, and won’t. It’s frustrating to me.

I don’t think Buffy should have a baby. I don’t think Buffy can take care of a baby. I agree with Buffy. It’s a very difficult decision for her, but she made a decision that so many people make and it’s such a hot button issue with Planned Parenthood under constant threat and attack right now.

A woman's right to choose is under attack as much as it's ever been, and that's a terrible and dangerous thing for this country. I don't usually get soap box-y with this, but the thing about Buffy is all she's going through is what women go through, and what nobody making a speech, holding up a placard, or making a movie is willing to say.

I love to come home from a long week at work to a little something something to start my weekend out on a lovely note. Hellboy: Darkness Calls #4 (so sad, almost done!) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer #5 were waiting on the coffee table, dropped off for me by my honey before he went to work. Sometimes there is nothing more satisfying than curling up on the couch with a cold glass of mugi cha, set on doing nothing else but reading some delicious comic books.

Oy, I must be getting old. No, that's not it. Maybe I'm getting less coarse in my pleasures. That's better.

So of course the Hellboy is an ass-kicker. And Buffy keeps getting better and better. This stand alone is really well done, and a credit to how well Joss Whedon can switch so effortlessly between silly and solemn. I am so chuffed at Joss Whedon's 4-issue story arc/5th issue stand alone/4-issue story arc concept. This is also why he's the man. And guess who the next story arc is about? Whee!