Sarah Michelle Gellar Got Real About Working On A “Toxic Male Set” For ” So Long”

Sarah was on the present from 1997 to 2003 — simply the longest she’s been on any TV present in her very, very lengthy profession.

During a roundtable at The Wrap‘s Power of Women Summit, Sarah talked about working “so long” on a “toxic male” set, and it seemed like she was speaking about Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

“For so long, I was on a set that I think was known for being an extremely toxic male set,” she said. “And so that was ingrained in my head that that was what all sets were like, and that women were pitted against each other — that if women became friends, then we became too powerful, so you had to keep that down.”

Sarah additionally stated that she’s since had the “opportunity” to work on initiatives with “so many more women and men that support women,” and that she’s “realized how easy an experience it can be” in consequence.

“Unfortunately we’re still in that place where all of those departments a lot of times need to be women for us to have a voice,” she added.

If Sarah’s feedback are certainly about Buffy it is not notably stunning. You may keep in mind when former Buffy co-star Charisma Carpenter accused the present’s creator, Joss Whedon, of abusive habits on the present’s set, in addition to on the set of Angel.

After Charisma got here ahead, Sarah launched a assertion in assist of her. “While I am proud to have my name associated with Buffy Summers, I don’t want to be forever associated with the name Joss Whedon,” she wrote.

“I stand with all survivors of abuse and am proud of all of them for speaking out.”