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Amber Benson From Buffy The Vampire Slayer @ Oz Comic-Con

Rebecca: Thanks, Amber, for being on the show today. How have you been? Amber Benson: I've been really good. I'm really enjoying Perth. Rebecca: Awesome. It's always good to hear, people enjoying my hometown. So how's the Comic-Con lifestyle? Have you been really busy? Amber: Yeah, they've kept us hopping. I mean, I don't think I've sat down, other than to sign pictures for, like, five minutes. Literally it's, like, now go here, now go there, now you're going to do a panel, now you're going to sign more pictures, now you're going to take photos. It's super insane. Rebecca: Is your hand cramped from, like, signing your name so many times? Amber: Everybody always assumes that your hand cramps. They're pretty strong wrist muscles that I have. I spend a lot of time, cuz I write now mostly, so I spend a lot of time on the computer. So I'm building them up. Rebecca: Oh, yeah. You don't forget how to spell your name or anything. Amber: Oh, gosh. You would think. The time that I spend on the computer, without writing, you know. Rebecca: It really does change what your hand does, doesn't it? I find I'm typing and then I'm, like, ooh, what does this do? Amber: It's true. It's, like, way looser. It's, like, loosey goosey. Your signature. Rebecca: Yeah, your handwriting starts out nice and neat, and then it gets worse. Amber: Mine's never been neat. Mine's a scrawl, chicken scratch. Rebecca: Awesome. So let's talk about "Buffy." Amber: Yes. Rebecca: An amazing series. Amber: Thank you. Rebecca: Quite groundbreaking for its time. What was your experience like on the show? Amber: We had a blast. I mean, very infrequently do you get to work on a show that is not only well put-together, well-written, well-acted, but actually has like the ability to change things a little bit. Because of the character that I played, I feel like we opened a lot of doors to the LGBTQ community by portraying a lesbian couple, who just happened to be lesbians. They were just really well-drawn, beautiful characters. Rebecca: I loved that because it wasn't called out as, oh, and now we've got a couple of lesbians. It was just this beautiful part of the storyline and it's, two people fell in love. Amber: That's right. And if you're lucky enough to find somebody you love, it doesn't matter, the gender of you, or the other person. Rebecca: And so what were the fan responses at the time like? I mean, was that really positive for the burgeoning community? Amber: Yeah. I've been super-lucky. I haven't had a lot of bad experiences via my work on "Buffy." You know, I got a lot of letters from young people around the world saying, you know, "I live in a very small town, where nobody is gay. Nobody talks about being LGBTQ. And I feel like it's okay to be who I am, because of this relationship." Rebecca: That's amazing. Amber: Yeah. So, you know, like I said before, when you're working on a show that's not just well done, but actually has the power to impact the way people perceive the world, you know, that is a rare thing indeed. Rebecca: It really is. And around that time, as well, you know, the Internet wasn't as prolific as it is today. Amber: No. Rebecca: So that would have really started that whole movement, of making people feel a lot more accepted. Cuz these days, I mean, everything's out and proud on the Internet. But still, you've still got some of those... Amber: It's 2015, but we still live in a world where it's still not 100% okay to be who you are. And it's going to change. We're going to change it. Rebecca: We're changing everything. Amber: But it's a slow process. Rebecca: It is. Amber: You know, and it takes little baby steps and I think, you know, the Willow Tara relationship on "Buffy" was the beginning of cracking that glass ceiling. Rebecca: And it was, and I think it was in the way it was presented, as well. Like we said before, it was just a relationship. There was nothing, they weren't hanging bells and whistles on it. It wasn't... Amber: No, it wasn't gratuitous. Ooh, two girls making out, woo. I mean, I think we had the best relationship on the show. We, like, raised Buffy's sister, Dawn, so... Rebecca: Yeah, and it was so sweet. Amber: We were. Rebecca: You guys were so sweet together. Amber: We were adorable.