In the latest issue of Dark Horse Comics' Buffy the Vampire Slayer series, in stores today, Buffy weighs the life of being the "chosen" Slayer against the life she's about to bring into the world. After some soul-searching with the son of another former Slayer, Buffy decides to have an abortion.
Living in San Francisco with all the magic cut off from the world and zombie vampires lurking in the city, Buffy learns she is pregnant — with the unknown father possibly one of the guests at a wild party at her place — and in the new Issue 6, she confides in the anti-heroic vamp Spike of her decision to have an abortion.
There were two key aspects to discussing the hot-button issue, says the comic's executive producer, Joss Whedon: It had to be portrayed as a difficult decision for Buffy, and it had to be treated with respect on the creative side.
So Buffy can't keep her pants on at a party and decides to take the easy way out. yeah, yeah, I know - Whedon wants us to see how friggin' difficult it is for the heroine.
In classical literature, a hero is one who, in the face of danger, display courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good. There is a redemptive quality to a hero, that no matter what flaws earlier might have been revealed, it is overcome for some goal that bestows benefits beyond that of the hero. A villain can display courage and run into a sniper's nest for his or her own good. A hero does so for that of someone else.
Buffy is no hero. Where is the greater good? The child - possibly a product of her own flaws - must die for the sins of the mother.
This is really, really sad.
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