Betacandy - you should see *this*

[gategrrl]

Have a look at this post. It sounds something like media feminism gone amuck. I don't have time to read it in depth at the moment, but whoa. Check out the accusations toward Joss Whedon in it.

Comments

[szeretni.livejournal.com]

I read the first part but Im too tired right now.
I don't agree however. I guess all women have different ideas about what feminism and empowerment is about. *shrugs*

[tejas.livejournal.com]

I wonder what color the sky is on her planet?

[superbadgirl]

Points off for using "lesbian feminist sister."

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

I read that last night. That was lots of fun.

I constantly was arguing against this brand of feminism in my classes. It's more prevalent than one might think.

[lapislaz.livejournal.com]

I wonder if Mrs Whedon knows what her husband is doing to her? I imagine she'd probably be surprised as hell...

She is entitled to her opinions, and I will defend her right to them. But I will also defend my right to ignore her opinions and continue enjoying Firefly.

[maraceles.livejournal.com]

Wow. My favorite part? Anybody who disagrees with her opinion on what constitutes 'rape' and 'prostitution' is not allowed to speak in her journal. Silencing the opposition much?

And her opinions on interracial relationships? WOW.

Crazy lady alert.

[superbadgirl]

There is no sky, because the sky was created by the patriarchy.

You silly.

[tejas.livejournal.com]

Oh, how could I be so *blind*! Since the sky is overhead it's over women and so is a tool of the patriarchy.

[szeretni.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that was just... *shakes head*

[betacandy.livejournal.com]

You know, there are bits of this I agree with. I had some serious issues with Mal calling Inara a "whore" repeatedly, and breaking the terms of his landlord/tenant-like agreement not to barge in on her uninvited.

But Zoe calling him sir? In a military setting? Not seeing the problem.

I agree that it would be helpful to know why Inara is a companion. It would also, IMHO, be immensely helpful to see her have an orgasm while serving someone as a companion, because sex work in which the workers are expected to enjoy themselves would be immensely different from the prostitution we think of.

In any case, stating flat out that the writer's wife experiences whatever is just wrong. It's libelous.

The comments about the author never having seen a healthy relationship between a white man and a black woman... okay, but so what?

In short, there ARE serious issues to discuss about Firefly. It gets some thing so right and other so wrong that it really deserves analysis. But... this is not that analysis.

well

[ndmzero.livejournal.com]

I couldn't finish reading it - and I disagree with about 98% of what I did read -- but I have to say she wasn't paying attention to the story if she thought people were doing things for no discernable reason.