Big O'le Interview

[Nouvelle]

The BC&S Spoiler board has a huge interview Amber gave to an on-line feminist magazine. I'd post the URL/link but I'm not sure how to do it. Maybe one of you computer literates can try. I'm off to finish reading it.

[xita]

Here you go. The Link

[tommo]

A couple of the reasons why I love Amber.

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Amber: And I feel like with Tara and Willow, you have two people that are people before their relationship. We’re talking about two human beings that are kind and respectful toward each other and regardless of the fact that they happen to be two women. And it shouldn’t matter! It shouldn’t matter. They are in a wonderful relationship and they’re just people.

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Sigh. This woman is amazing.

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Amber: And that there are people that will care about you and love you and be with you no matter what you say or what you look like or what you do

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See....she's just the greatest. I'm sorry for the excessive quoting, but these two parts are so lovely....and she sounds like a doll! Don't suppose there's any chance of HER joining OUR club is there?quote:quote:

[Hugin]

I note she remains nice and firm on feeling Tara is a lesbian as well Tommo.

-len

[eekiboo]

thank u for the link. anything abt Amber is just way too delicious to pass up. pax

[Roxton]

Not only is Amber amazing, she's a great role model.

[Warduke]

I read the interview earlier at C&S, Amber truly is amazing isn't she, no wonder we all love her so much

[tvsurfer]

to quote xander: THAT WAS EXCELLENT !!!!

[april]

amber sounds like she'd be a blast to interview. now i just need to come up with some excuse for why on earth i would ever need to interview her...

"really! i work for a magazine! what magazine? well that's not important, is it? let me talk to amber!"

sigh. so it looks like amber is playing tara as a lesbian, even if no one's ever said explicitly that she is...cool! much better than ellen degeneres as a nun.

woohoo for amber!

[xita]

YEs, I loved that. NO hesitation. Tara is def. a lesbian. And then her next statement is truly insane. Willow is just more out about it. HA HA, who would have thought? eh?

The second quick thing I noticed, before I go back and re-read is that as I knew she would, Amber has gottent the whole subtext thing down. She called it subtext in the Dallas interview. Here she starts to say subtext then quickly insists that it's not that any more. Love her!

April, I am sure we can come up with a magazine name

[april]

oh, okay...um, i suppose "amber benson monthly" would be a little too obviously fake?

"hi i'm calling from The Weekly Wiccan, wanting to interview the person who plays tara...i'm so not a fan that i don't even know her name..."

[xita]

We could call it Wiccan Circle Magazine!

Anyway, more thoughts on this interview. I love the way Amber just seems very entrenched in the Buffydom.
Ruth I love that line, two people who are kind and respectful toward each other. This is totally w/t for me. This line too: We’re putting out there the idea that you can have a really wonderful, adult, mature, meaningful relationship with someone of the same sex.

That's what the relationship has been. Adult and mature.

Also, I guess it means that the folding of the arms must be Amber's idea.

[BlackLab]

That girl officially rocks my world.

Did I just say that? Must be my inner teenager speaking for me again.

If you read the interview on www.fabulamagazine.com you'll see a pic of her I haven't seen before.

I'm so happy with what she's said I'll only barely mention my befuddlement with all these actresses who claim they're not feminists while acting like they are - maybe I'll get a supply of dictionaries to hand out: "feminist: a supporter of women's claims to be given rights, opportunities, and treatment equal to those of men". Ya *don't* agree with that, girl?

Not that I want to see a stream of arguments on the f word on this board, like another one devolved into.

So, to re-state: she is *so* of the good.

[Dave V]

Blacklab, thanks for the link to Fabula Magazine! The rest of the article makes interesting reading, with Jen Loy's take on Amber Benson's role in BtVS and Buffy fandom. Amber is way cool.

[april]

so what did we decide our magazine was called last night? TSM - The Stalking Magazine? or was it TMS - The Monthly Stalker? or something entirely different?

what sort of questions shall we ask her? i'm actually serious about this - if we could interview amber, or tell an interviewer what questions to ask, what would we want amber to talk about?

[xita]

Yes that is a very common answer by young women today. I am a humanist. It's sad that the word conjures images of god knows what (bra burning, lesbianism, Gloria Steinem) I don't know. I wish young women would do something with it and own it. It's not a dirty word. Those are old piccies of a younger Amber. Cute! Thanks for the url blacklab.

Blacklab and Dave V if you haven't done so tell us more about yourself in the Introduction Thread

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[fell]

Amber is so cool!!! And triple bonus points for use of the word "alas." I really like that she's so literate; it's too often frowned upon these days to be a totally out intellectual.

Amber's heart is in the right place, too. I love the part about her and Aly's attitude toward their characters. She must be so totally cool to hang with.

[tommo]

Wiccan Monthly.....sounds like a curse not a magazine......

My byline: Lesbian witches and why they're so damned attractive

I think that Amber has such a healthy attitude towards w/t. She is such a great role model. I'm kind of wishing I was young again so I could have her to look up to. Instead I'm just old and lecherous....heh heh

[xita]

Ruth not "the" curse? He he. you are so funny. Maybe Wiccan BiMonthly.

[Teresa_Roanoke]

I finally was able to get to both pages of this thread, and therefore the interview. Oh, Amber Benson is definitely cool! She definitely has a head on her shoulders and seems to be a very nice person. I've yet to see a glimmer of arrogance. You know, a lot of stars trash the role-model idea, and Amber seems to consider it an honor and opportunity. Yes, I do love her so!

Btw, Xita, when I was 17 and later, I absolutely loved Gloria Steinem! She was one of the first people I'd ever heard say such radical things like women should get paid the same as men for doing the same job. You know, all that stuff women take for granted nowadays. I also remember she was about 35 then and it helped me not fear that I'd be worthless when I reached 30.

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[Tim the UNSPOILED]

The board is doing some mental things!

[xita]

Teresa, I was into Gloria at one point as well.

Tim, I am not saying that people shouldn't move on and do new things. I mean Humanist is a great thing to be, but why not be a feminist as well? I think it's fear of the word.

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[Tim the UNSPOILED]

I just got back on the board--had food poisoning yesterday!How's that for an excuse!

I regretted my posts--I was being too snippy,and it was'nt you,Xita,but someone's else remark--I just felt a bit sniped--anyway,they came up seven times,then I could'nt delete them,etc etc arrrgh!
Winces!

[Tim the UNSPOILED]

Oh,and yeah feminism may be a tad scary,true.I don't think Amber or most others would disagree with it,though,(I don't need to say that,I'm sure ) which is why "Ya don't agree with that,girl?" got on my wick.

[april]

okay, yeah, i think that "Wiccan Monthly" sort of has too many menstrual connotations to actually want to claim i work for such a publication. (you know, "blah blah gaia, blah blah moon...") and TMS is just one letter away from PMS...so i think we've gotta go with TSM - The Stalking Magazine. what all discerning stalkers read these days.

neat! we have a title! amber'll talk to us now, don't you think?