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4.08 Pangs | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

Aug 29, 2018

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INSIGHT

Thanksgiving Episode Intends Hard Questions

The episode Pangs intentionally confronts Thanksgiving's violent history instead of treating it as harmless family TV fare.
That choice creates both meaningful critique and problematic execution that warrant deeper discussion.

INSIGHT

Melting Pot Language Masks Violence

Willow calls out the 'melting pot' narrative as a gloss over of real destruction and loss.
Buffy embodies privilege by wanting comfort over confronting historical harm.

ANECDOTE

Guest's Native And Buffy Credentials

Coya introduces herself as an enrolled Sicangu Lakota from Rosebud, Two-Spirit queer activist and longtime organizer.
She also shares being a dedicated Buffy fan, framing her perspective on the episode.

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It's Thanksgiving in Sunnydale, and much is happening: Detective Angel's lurking in the bushes, Anya is *so Anya*, and Spike is tied to a chair! It's not all fun & games though - there's a whole lot of white guilt, colonialism, and troubled history to examine in this holiday episode. We're thankful to welcome Coya White Hat-Artichoker, an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, a writer, poet and speaker on issues regarding race, equity, Two-Spirit identity and sovereignty, onto the podcast to share her thoughts about the episode as well. Today we're discussing S4E8: Pangs.

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Special guest Coya White Hat-Artichoker: @coyahope

The book Coya is a part of where she wrote about her experience at Standing Rock, and opened with a quote from Rogue One: https://www.amazon.com/Walk-Towards-anthology-remember-inauguration/dp/1542380634

THIS EPISODE'S "SONG" - You can hear the complete speech that Standing Rock tribal elder Phyllis Young made to the Energy Transfer Partners (the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wlRdkP3Q70

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