That would explain the experimentation, because human or vampire--soulless or souled, she can't seem to keep a man.
I don't think that's her reason for experimentation. It may certainly feel like she can't keep a man, but I don't think she thought, "Well, gosh, I've had such a terrible time with men, let's try women for a while." I think she experiments because she's isolated herself to the point that she's surrounded by only women. The only men available are Xander and Andrew, and I can't see anything happening with them. She is looking to make a connection with someone, because - as she told us in the first issue - she's lonely and she misses sex. And the only person to make a connection with is a woman, so she takes it. But ultimately, it's not going to go anywhere because Buffy isn't a lesbian.
Now, you could say that Buffy is consciously or unconsciously sabotaging herself by seeking out a relationship with someone she knows will never work, because that's what always happens to her. But I don't think she specifically turns to a woman out of frustration or disappointment with men.
I just don't see "slayer status" meaning equal.
They're equal in the sense that they're both Slayers, therefore they both have the same human/demon make-up. This whole essay is about Buffy coming to terms with her demonic side, so that's the only factor that really matters when we compare Buffy's lovers. Angel and Spike were mirrors - they were demons struggling with humanity, while Buffy is a human struggling with her demonic side. Satsu, being a Slayer, is also a human with a demonic side, so she's less a mirror (where the reflection is reversed) and more a representation of Buffy as she is.
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Date: 2009-01-30 02:18 pm (UTC)I don't think that's her reason for experimentation. It may certainly feel like she can't keep a man, but I don't think she thought, "Well, gosh, I've had such a terrible time with men, let's try women for a while." I think she experiments because she's isolated herself to the point that she's surrounded by only women. The only men available are Xander and Andrew, and I can't see anything happening with them. She is looking to make a connection with someone, because - as she told us in the first issue - she's lonely and she misses sex. And the only person to make a connection with is a woman, so she takes it. But ultimately, it's not going to go anywhere because Buffy isn't a lesbian.
Now, you could say that Buffy is consciously or unconsciously sabotaging herself by seeking out a relationship with someone she knows will never work, because that's what always happens to her. But I don't think she specifically turns to a woman out of frustration or disappointment with men.
I just don't see "slayer status" meaning equal.
They're equal in the sense that they're both Slayers, therefore they both have the same human/demon make-up. This whole essay is about Buffy coming to terms with her demonic side, so that's the only factor that really matters when we compare Buffy's lovers. Angel and Spike were mirrors - they were demons struggling with humanity, while Buffy is a human struggling with her demonic side. Satsu, being a Slayer, is also a human with a demonic side, so she's less a mirror (where the reflection is reversed) and more a representation of Buffy as she is.