This topic may seem trivial, but it was inspired by an essay in the book In the Hunt: Unauthorized Essays on Supernatural. The essay(Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Jo the Monster Killer by Mary Borsellino) asserted that every woman on the show was either a damsel in distress or killed/written off because they were in danger of becoming "Buffy" and therefore threatening the masculinity of the show. The essay was written before Season 4 (and apparently before Season 3 as well because no mention is made of Ruby or Bela).
Frankly, it pissed me off. For one thing it painted everything in the show as...
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