Buffy and Bunnies: Hidden Meaning in Oz's Reference?

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After looking at various threads at Buffy-Boards, especially those questioning the true meaning of Buffy's name, it's easy to see that I have a running theory about both Buffy and bunnies.

While looking for the meaning of Buffy's name I stumbled upon a site that said that her name meant "Bunny". Then that made me think:

Anya was a demon and she fears bunnies. Could there be any correlation between the two?

Then I thought "Maybe Anya and other demons fear bunnies because it symbolically represents Buffy, not only a slayer but one who does some real good as shown on BtVs and possibly even the events in Fray".

Now heres where it gets a bit weird.

I'm sitting here watch "Phases" this afternoon and something Oz says strikes me as unusual:

Giles: Well, it seems there were a, a number of other attacks by a wild
dog around town. (hands the paper to Buffy) Several animal carcasses
were found mutilated.

Willow: You mean, like bunnies and stuff? (upset) No, don't tell me.
(looks at Oz)

Oz: (reassuringly) Oh, don't worry. I mean, they might not look it, but
bunnies can really take care of themselves.

Does this somehow mean that Buffy represents a bunny who looks weak but yet is truly strong?

I don't know. You tell me.
 
Well you remember how Xander used to like Buffy? Maybe he never completely got over it and that was symbolically shown through Anya's fear of bunnies aka her fear of Buffy still having Xander's affection!
 
Good ideas but I dont think you can say other demons see bunnies as symbolic of slayers because beforehand they weren't called Buffy. If Buffy's name derives from Bunny fine, but none of the other slayers have ever been called Buffy I presume.
 
None of the other slayers have been called bunny i checked on the slayer list, i think its likely that the website you got this info from may have been confused with an episode in series 3, i think dead mans party where willows mum calls buffy, bunny by mistake, because i dont think buffy means bunny i dont think it really means anything, i know theres a thread somewhere here about the origin of the name buffy maybe you should check that out
 
Guys, you missed the point.

Bunnies do not represent slayers, they only represent Buffy. Who is a very important slayer. Look at the events in Fray. Buffy does something that the demon world would very much fear.

And actually I forgot to mention that in the original pilot, Principal Flutie refers to Buffy as "Bunny".

Xin Rong, you are incorrect about that episode. It was actually "Gingerbread Man" and it was said by Ira(sp?).

And the source I used was a pretty reliable source. Which I will post the link to when I find it.
 
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God im being all kinds of stupid today. Sorry, and ta for clearing it up.
I think it's an interesting theory to ponder. It makes a lot of sense in many ways, especially since Joss' original concept of Buffy was to show a girl, seemingly weak, in a situation where you'd think she'd lose, but be able to fight back strong and beat the other guy.

No, Sheila Rosenberg, Willow's mom calls Buffy, Bunny in that episode I believe.
 
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My mistake. Confused her Ira (her pops) with Sheila (her mom).
This theory makes me happy. I love this theory! It sums up Buffy excellently, after all, the show started out as Joss Whedon's desire to turn the "little blond girl gets killed in a horror movie" (fluffy bunny, couldn't hurt anyone) on it's head.

Another incident of Buffy=Bunny: (may have been a little offensive) Parker called Buffy a "bunny" when Forrest asked about her in "the Initiative" (right before Riley pnched him! YAY!) This is a little different, but Parker illustrates his generalization of Buffy as "just another freshman girl", even though the audience knows that she's so much more.
 
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