Buffy: November 2007 Archives

Who is Dorothy Snarker you ask? Well she writes her own blog (I've never read it) and she also writes for afterellen.com. FYI, I'm a huge fan of afterellen.com. Awesome site! However, I'm not a big fan of Dorothy Snarker at the moment. Apparently she had some issues with Sarah Michelle Gellar being named 2008 Maxim Woman of the Year and with the photos that were taken (HOT HOT HOT!).

Ms. Snarker writes,  "Oh, Buffy, Buffy. Maxim? Really? What happened to “Are you ready to be strong?” How can you be strong while clutching your cleavage? That can't be a good fighting stance." followed by, "As much as I think it's every woman's prerogative to use her sexuality however she pleases, ...Sarah in black lacy bra and fingerless gloves does not scream, “Strong! Independent! Woman!” to me. It screams, “Hello! Still here! Remember me?”" 

All I can say is WHAT? So showing your sexy side means you degrade yourself?  Less Strong? Less Independent? Less Woman? If I'm Sarah right now, I am beyond offended. Hell, I'm not Sarah and I'm offended. I'm curious if Ms. Snarker's reaction would have been different had these photos appeared in The Advocate as opposed to Maxim. Perhaps if she wants to join our other 6 readers, she will post a comment about it.

When I see these photos I think, "Wow, she looks great." Ok, really my reaction was, "Holy crap that's HOT!" Should the strong, independent, feminist side of me hide that reaction because it's Maxim?  I don't think so. When I looked at these images, I didn't analyze them for hidden meanings,  I didn't make some uninformed judgment about why she did them, and I certainly didn't let them lessen Buffy the character or Sarah the actress or, even more importantly, Sarah the person. They are pictures. Pictures that show a very sexy side of an actress.