My entries for Round 1 of btvsats20in20, plus extras: (The not really-real) Buffy Summers

[red_satin_doll]

ETA: bangel_4e notified me that my original entries for NS+Mono and Artists Choice 1 were not qualified so I've switched them out. Let me know what you think.

My first-ever 20in20 entries for Round 1 of btvsats20in20 were inspired by the Jo Chen's Cover art for "The Chain"; so I decided to claim Buffy Summers as my subject (no surprise) but with a twist: the "not really-real" versions that populate the Buffyverse: impersonators, dopplegangers, alt universe versions; Buffy reimagined in her own and in other people's dreams.

All icons made by me in ipiccy and Photobucket. Many thanks to bangel_4e and spikesredqueen for their patient and tireless hand-holding.





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10 Themes
Strong	Favorite Moment	NS+Monochrome	Comics	Blending
Earth Tones	Provided Texture	Ex.Close Crop	Smile	Focused
5 Category |BLACK AND WHITE
Cat 1	Cat 2	Cat 3	Cat 4	Cat 5
5 Artist's Choice
AC 1	AC 2	AC 3	AC 4	AC 5

Alts and extras to be posted separately.

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Comments

Re: I have to rant I HAVE FEELINGS

[endeni]

This made me think of all the times I came across some Buffy fusion AU in which the male protagonist is/becomes a Slayer and I'm like, no, a world of no. To me a Slayer is by definition female. It's one of the quintessential characteristic of the role, the whole narrative arc would be irremediably changed otherwise.

Re: I have to rant I HAVE FEELINGS

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

This made me think of all the times I came across some Buffy fusion AU in which the male protagonist is/becomes a Slayer and I'm like, no, a world of no. To me a Slayer is by definition female. It's one of the quintessential characteristic of the role, the whole narrative arc would be irremediably changed otherwise.

I haven't come across this in fanfic myself but that's largely why the "Billy the Vampire Slayer" storyline in the comics made me queasy. I KNEW the minute I heard about it that it that he would be gay. I'm sorry, but being "gay" as a man does not = less masculine/more feminine by default. So it's insulting (stereotyping disguised as ":diversity") and it makes NO sense in canon whatsoever.