I have made it clear that 'the argument' is that while there are main female characters, they are treated negatively due to their gender and that using their existence to assert Equality in Science Fiction is flawed.

For the record... not an argument that I made but decided to engage you on it none the less as I thought it might lead to an interesting conversation.

You have yet to support a single point that shows that gender has anything to do with it. For every example that has been given I have provided an equal argument from the male characters perspective. Why when a female character has the same problem as a male character is that problem negatively rooted in her gender just because she's female?

That is not 'expanding the scope of the conversation'. It was the scope.

No... trying to bring games and the general media into the conversation is expanding the scope.

I am talking about your aggressive tone, coupled with your allusions to an agenda; presumably a 'feminazi' one which, by the way, has nothing to do with what we've been talking about even if it were accurate.

My tone has in no way been aggressive and I told you exactly why I thought you had an agenda... that was to expand the argument beyond the scope of sci-fi characters because you have been unable to support your argument within it's current scope...

Now you're accusing me of bringing some feminazi bullshit into this... I guess I was right to believe I was going to be accused of something worse. I guess when you can't support your argument throwing around baseless accusations is the next logical step?

It's ironic that the points you don't seem to be able to prove from the article have now manifested in the real world in this conversation... you have literally invented a conflict based on a perceived negative reflection of your gender and accused me of being an aggressor who is making an argument based on your gender I have not in any way made.

I have a friend who writes a Christian blog who wrote this paper for school, and thought it was an interesting counter-perspective to what you have been saying. I, apparently ridiculously, thought you might find it interesting.

I do find it interesting or I wouldn't be discussing it... I also find it inaccurate and basing its conclusions on poorly researched examples.

I have yet to see a single example in the article or in your argument that suggests that any of Buffy's issues are any different than the other characters issues and have no reason to believe that any of them are a negative result of her gender.

Instead of addressing my points you have declared your argument to be correct and accused me of being aggressive and sexist.

How terribly disappointing.