It's always amused me, the whole "feminists for equality" concept. If they wanted equality, they wouldn't use a single-gender term to fight for it. :) Be an equalist or something.
But to the point - anyone who gets this het up over fiction is clearly not serious about their actual convictions. If they were, they would instead be focusing on the very real issues in their community, instead of fictional issues on a cancelled TV show. "Joss Whedon is a horrible person!" - okay, sure. So what? What's he done? ... ... nothing? Okay then! Carry on being horrible!
Joss Whedon's guilty of a lot of things in his writing (namely shameless pandering to the fanbase to the detriment of actual characterization and plot) but I don't see the point in picking on his portrayal of women. The guy's responsible for one of the biggest female-empowerment shows in the history of television, for crying out loud. Sure, he comes across as so pro-woman in interviews that it's almost a transparent ploy to get chicks (really, dude. Just buy some ovaries on EBay already.) but he makes enjoyable television in the process.
The "feminist" complainer's got about as much grounds for complaint as the "BTVS was unfairly slanted aganst vampires!" crowd. I haven't seen them, but I'll bet they're out there. And just as wacko.
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Date: 2008-03-26 06:09 pm (UTC)But to the point - anyone who gets this het up over fiction is clearly not serious about their actual convictions. If they were, they would instead be focusing on the very real issues in their community, instead of fictional issues on a cancelled TV show. "Joss Whedon is a horrible person!" - okay, sure. So what? What's he done? ... ... nothing? Okay then! Carry on being horrible!
Joss Whedon's guilty of a lot of things in his writing (namely shameless pandering to the fanbase to the detriment of actual characterization and plot) but I don't see the point in picking on his portrayal of women. The guy's responsible for one of the biggest female-empowerment shows in the history of television, for crying out loud. Sure, he comes across as so pro-woman in interviews that it's almost a transparent ploy to get chicks (really, dude. Just buy some ovaries on EBay already.) but he makes enjoyable television in the process.
The "feminist" complainer's got about as much grounds for complaint as the "BTVS was unfairly slanted aganst vampires!" crowd. I haven't seen them, but I'll bet they're out there. And just as wacko.