I used to love Tara and Willow’s scene together in “Once More, With Feeling” until my friend pointed out to me that Willow is basically raping her own girlfriend. Even worse, it came after Tara was mentally violated beyond all recognition by Glory. Suddenly the lines ‘God how can this be, playing with my memory/You know I’ve been through Hell’ mean so much more. And in retrospect, it’s horrifying.

I used to love Tara and Willow’s scene together in “Once More, With Feeling” until my friend pointed out to me that Willow is basically raping her own girlfriend. Even worse, it came after Tara was mentally violated beyond all recognition by Glory. Suddenly the lines ‘God how can this be, playing with my memory/You know I’ve been through Hell’ mean so much more. And in retrospect, it’s horrifying.

  1. afterthebattle reblogged this from immunequeen
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  3. polyamorousvampiremonks reblogged this from buffyconfessions and added:
    WHY? WHY WOULD YOU RUIN THIS FOR ME?
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    ^Wonderful commentary. Willow altered Tara’s mental state to have sex with her. This was entirely against Tara’s will....
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  8. ecstasyofdeath reblogged this from buffyconfessions and added:
    It is indeed horrifying, but I still love Willow and Tara as a couple.
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  10. meghantheinvincible reblogged this from willowfish and added:
    I’m sorry, but I am genuinely concerned for anyone who doesn’t see how this constitutes rape. It doesn’t matter if it...
  11. longdistancecallers reblogged this from buffyconfessions and added:
    Willow didn’t rape Tara. She messed with her mind, which she shouldn’t have done, but she didn’t mess with her mind to...
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  13. immunequeen reblogged this from pensamientosabsurdos and added:
    I agree. This song used to be my favorite (and I still like it if only for Amber Benson’s voice) but after joining...
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  16. pensamientosabsurdos reblogged this from immunequeen and added:
    I am not into the whole fanfic scene and for that reason I don’t really understand what temporarilyobsessive was saying...
  17. rygalski reblogged this from temporarilyobsessive and added:
    How is the line, “God how can this be, playing with my memory. You know I’ve been through Hell,” only referring to...
  18. temporarilyobsessive reblogged this from they-kill-mice and added:
    Um. You can rape someone even you’re in a relationship. Even if you’re in love. And what Willow does to Tara is the...
  19. willowfish reblogged this from they-kill-mice and added:
    I have to agree with you completely. While Willow went about things the wrong way, I don’t think that anyone can REALLY...
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    I will never forgive the first confession that pointed this out to me.
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  23. disarmingbird reblogged this from buffyconfessions and added:
    Uhhhh…. Mindfuck.
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  25. becozitswrong reblogged this from buffyconfessions and added:
    kinda get what this person meant… I mean, mind rape? Yes. But, physical rape? No.
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