As many of my friends know, I'm a huge fan of Joss Weadon's supernatural action vehicles Buffy:. The Vampire Slayer and Angel. I've watched both shows and read almost all the comic book "seasons" of Buffy. The news came down that after twelve seasons (both on the air and in the comics) the original team's story will be over. Soon after that another announcement came down from the man himself that he's taking a writer from agents of shield and executive producing a new Buffy series. Okay, fine and good. It's been 21 years since Sarah Michelle gellar had donned the leather jacket and weilded a wooden stake for the first time. However what's surprising is the uproar from the fans about a major change in the title character. She's going to be African American. I've been disgusted by rabid fandom before. Prime examples being star trek, star wars and more recently the CW arrowverse fans vs comic book fans. Of all the fandoms I would never have thought the Buffy fandom to have so many racists. Granted I had the same knee-jerk reaction as other fans. "Buffy should be white!!!". However since the old guard will be "dead" at the end of this "season" in the dark horse comics I can see the possibilities. Since alternate universes exist in Buffy (The wish and dopplegangland) why wouldn't an African American Buffy exist somewhere? Joss has never made a flop when he had control, so he won't steer is wrong now. Have we as Weadon fans forgotten our mantra "In Joss We Trust"? Why should we change that now?
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