James Marsters told a story about Joss Whedon pinning him up against a wall and yelling at him on Michael Rosenbaum's podcast. Charisma Carpenter has been talking about the way she was treated again recently ... nothing ever happens to Joss Whedon, no matter how many people say he is awful.
If him liking a tweet brought him down it would only go to show how much power the trans lobby has .
However there was a discussion on the Buffy Boards about JKR/ Maya Forstater back in January. I argued the case, most people on the thread were sympathetic and 'got it' when I laid it all out.
One person argued the opposing side. They described Karen White as 'there'll always be a few apples' and when I asked how they defined a woman they said 'honestly - anyone who says they are one, and if they changed their mind the next day I'd accept that too because it's complicated' ... I think they did a better job of peaking people than I did.
Most of them had never really come across any of this before - and, like most members of the public, sided with reality. I'm sure there are trans Buffy fans, but as with the real world, the TRA science deniers will be less than 0.001% of the group. And the rest of them will have to have the show pried from their cold, dead hands.
But pretty much the entire concept of the show is surely horrendously transphobic? 'one girl in all the world'? Do trans women think they can be slayers? Would a trans man slayer be a disgusting transphobic lie on a level with claiming only females could get cervical cancer? Don't think the ancient prophecy takes into account gender feelz.
Becoming Part one is on E4 right now. I will have my tissues ready for tomorrow.