tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379357700615469877.post7132243430321366128..comments2023-06-13T09:23:03.807+01:00Comments on An Apology For an Idler: Joss Whedon - Nice Guy among Nice GuysForkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01790182121481532330noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379357700615469877.post-72934029694433356002013-03-23T15:13:44.036+00:002013-03-23T15:13:44.036+00:00I like his shows, they're usually entertaining...I like his shows, they're usually entertaining premises (and Buffy was a good monster of the week show in the early days) but his shows his shows are so full of unhealthy messages, and then he congratulates himself for them. I'd have the same gripe if he called himself a champion of anti-ableism, while having no PWD in his shows.<br /><br />I recently finished watching Avatar: The Last Airbender, and the contrast is pretty stark. It's a children's show which is better in terms of race, gender, ability, and how to treat people than any of the Whedonverse shows. Also the characters are more nuanced, and really the only thing missing is LGBT characters (which I'm told the sequel has). It's a really good show and doesn't go shouting about it.<br /><br />Also, I may be missing some nuances of American class dynamics, but all Joss Whedon's 'bad' misogynistic characters (as opposed to Xander etc.) have Southern accents. It seems like it's a play on the redneck stereotype, which is needlessly classist.Forkishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01790182121481532330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379357700615469877.post-10774952224557749682013-03-14T01:08:10.949+00:002013-03-14T01:08:10.949+00:00FInally, someone else who doesn't like Joss Wh...FInally, someone else who doesn't like Joss Whedon! I thought I was all alone.Jessica Córdovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13557857116627512471noreply@blogger.com