Comments | rakafkaven: Insert clever Whedonverse reference later

rakafkaven

Insert clever Whedonverse reference later

Apr 13, 2009 09:12

I'm going to commit a bit of geek heresy now: Joss Whedon is not a hero of feminism. True, he challenges the dominant portrayal of women as weak and insipid caricatures who exist only to be dragged from one sexually-themed plot/characterization point to the next. But he does so with a portrayal of women as strong and aggressive caricatures who ( Read more... )

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cannot believe I'd even consider defending Joss Whedon, but... switchduck April 13 2009, 14:47:05 UTC

...WHAT ABOUT ZOE??!?!?!

Re: cannot believe I'd even consider defending Joss Whedon, but... rakafkaven April 13 2009, 23:39:24 UTC

Hm. I might have to allow her. She's not particularly defined by her mate, and she's no more 2-dimensional than any other character, so... fine. One outlier does not belie the overall trend, however.

Re: cannot believe I'd even consider defending Joss Whedon, but... switchduck April 14 2009, 05:42:03 UTC

I will agree that there is a trend.

lisianthia April 13 2009, 18:43:08 UTC

Well said.

rakafkaven April 13 2009, 23:46:09 UTC

I confess to being inspired, if not outright plagiaristic.