BuffyTheVampireSlayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar is calling out sexist superhero genre fans for their toxicity towards female heroes. 'Genre is where women can really succeed and hold an audience.'
Sarah Michelle Gellar, star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, is speaking out about sexism aimed at women in the superhero genre. Gellar's claim to fame centers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the story of a young high school student granted superhuman powers to help her take on an immortal vampire threat. The show centered around the adventures of Buffy and her friends, while also following the reality of being a superhero in a high school environment.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY While Gellar is done playing Buffy, she isn't done trying to make a difference in the industry by encouraging better representation of — and reception for — women in Hollywood. As Buffy the Vampire Slayer introduced a powerful woman as a leading figure, Gellar has become a symbol of equality in entertainment.
Genre is where women can really succeed and hold an audience. Every time a Marvel movie tries to do a female cast, it just gets torn apart … Unfortunately, audiences weren’t as accepting. There’s still this mentality of ‘the male superhero’, this very backwards way of thinking.How Other Stars Have Responded To Superhero Sexism While the Buffy the Vampire Slayer star has been a major figure in the fight for equality, she isn't the only one standing up against sexism in the superhero genre.
Tatiana Maslany, who plays She-Hulk, spoke out about the sexism the same way Gellar did. As Maslany's experience on She-Hulk: Attorney at Law drew from a larger audience than Buffy the Vampire Slayer could afford, she has been able to point out the ways in which female rage is viewed as reprehensible, while male rage is acceptable.
Review-bombing campaigns don't show any signs of slowing down, and the problem only seems to be growing. While Captain Marvel became the victim of sexist criticism that argued that Captain Marvel ought to have smiled more, Ms. Marvel has been subject to complaint that the show is targeted at teenage girls in the first place, rather than being aimed at an older male audience. Iman Vellani, the star of Ms.
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