I listened to a fascinating interview on NPR today. Journalist Jamie Tarabay has been covering Iraq for two years. What has saved her sanity? Watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer DVDs and identifying with the slayer. What are the comparisons? According to Tarabay there are several...
*Both she and Buffy are slight females who live on the hellmouth.
* Sometimes they would rather buy shoes than deal with the "big bad", but there is no time for a girl to shop.
*They are always under pressure and facing death.
*Buffy asks the questions Jamie would like to ask: Does it ever get easy?
*Who are the bad guys? Sometimes the lines are blurred.
*Sometimes one's job is a lonesome gig.
*They both make a lot of mistakes in a big, bad, scary world.
Listen to the 6.5 minute interview here: Vampire Slayer Buffy Saves Iraq Reporter's Soul
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Jamie Tarabay
:BtVS is my most favorite show ever! Rock on Buffy, and be safe Jamie...
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