The Logic of Spuffy

[botias]

I read my Spuffy pet peeve again the other day.

Dawn: "Not all humans are good, some are ebol like Hitler, so a soul must not matter."

Buffy: "Golly Dawn, I never thought of it that way before."

Dawn: "Buffy, where are you going? We were going to stroke one another's hair tonight."

Buffy: "I gotta go. I'd better snaffle Spike before some other smart girl does!"

Dawn: "Yay!!!11!!kittenyay!"

Mr. Spock would despair for the human race (again) if he read this stuff. The logic is very bad. Let's plug other things into the same argument and see what happens shall we?

"Not all boats float, so a cinder block would probably do the job just as well."

"Some explorers get lost even with a compass, so I guess it's OK that I've set off for the Pole without one."

"Some couples get pregnant even though they used protection. Why bother?"

"Some cars just won't go even though they have wheels. Wheels must not be important. Tomorrow I think I'll drive my storm shelter to work."

ETA: I would have thought up more, but I had to get back to work on my Season 2 crack!fic where ebol unchipped Spike and innocent inexperienced Buffy get it on. Alas, I am not joking. Watch this space, if it pleases.

Comments

[herself_nyc]

Heee.
I'm sure I'm guilty of this pet peeve of yours. This whole post is really about me, isn't it? ISN'T IT???

[botias.livejournal.com]

Alas no, not this time. But if you dream big and work really hard maybe someday...

No, your Spuffy logic is a little more subtle than that. :)

[timeofchange.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha!

Thanks, I needed a good laugh. I love your brain, BTW.

[botias.livejournal.com]

*smooch*

[bendy1.livejournal.com]

This is where I usually beg people to get off my side, because they're making my side look stoopid.

S'okay. I teach beginners logic to undergraduates sometimes. They make BtVS shipper wars look uber-intellectual. All cats are aliens, indeed.

[botias.livejournal.com]

I've decided to solve this problem by only reading poorly characterized soulless Spuffy. Barbie!Buffy and Fic!Spike are a match made in heaven. Well-characterized soulless Spuffy often squicks me anymore.

It must be nice to see the light bulbs flaring to life over your undergrads heads. :)

[bendy1.livejournal.com]

It must be nice to see the light bulbs flaring to life over your undergrads heads.

I wouldn't know. Sad face. ::waits mournfully::

[rahirah]

Hmmm. I'm not sure if I should be hoping that I squick you or not...

[botias.livejournal.com]

You know you want to squick me (at least a little). :)

[diachrony.livejournal.com]

::squees pre-orgasmically::

CRACK!FIC!!! OMGYAY!!!!

::watches space::

[botias.livejournal.com]

But... but... what about all the thinky stuff in my post?? Hee!!!

I'm glad you're excited. *rubs hands together* It's been fun to write so far. My WIPs make me sad, so I'm not going to post 'til it's all writ.

[appomattoxco.livejournal.com]

Just had to dust this icon off for the occasion

[botias.livejournal.com]

Hee! Perfect.

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

Hee!

::waits impatiently for crackfic::

[botias.livejournal.com]

::feels very encouraged!::

[molly_may]

1. I agree 100% completely with your pet peeve, which is also one of my pet peeves, and...

2. I look forward to your crack!fic.

Somehow, in my mind, these things are not contradictory.:)

[botias.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I am not alone on all counts. :)

[kitmarlowescot2.livejournal.com]

You know I have a feeling some people write that badly just to annoy others.

[botias.livejournal.com]

It's not the writing at all, though you could be forgiven for thinking so.

I've seen works executed in varying styles and with varying levels of skill all using this same completely invalid argument to support the notion that the soul/soulless issue is so much meaningless semantics. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't, but this argument that some souled folks are evil anyway has nothing useful to contribute, I'm afraid.

I have to admit I am biased. I get annoyed with the notion that Buffy is just being bigoted when she insists on her boyfriends having more than just a rudimentary conscience at best.

[morgantree.livejournal.com]

Um, where can I find that crack!fic again?

[botias.livejournal.com]

Crack!fic is 'Coming Soon' :) I want to get it all to the 'ready for beta' stage before posting. Otherwise there will be a month + wait between updates like for 'Adding Spice' and that just makes me sad.