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So Joss Whedon is sexist.
If you ask me, I think anyone who assumes a man talking to a woman in words other than "what a beautiful morning" must be an evil sexist is actually sexist themselves.
And I dunno, one of the things I most loved about Firefly was that it wasn't a bunch of uberwomen in tight clothing having sex with every male passenger, or shy!women who were completely submissive and cried all the time. Inara even never sleeps with any of the passengers, and her sleeping with other men is a very complex matter. Saffron acts submissive and cries all the time when we first meet her, but that's part of her act.
Even Buffy (also Joss Whedon)... I've never watched the show, but as far as I can tell, it is fairly free of sexism. Okay, so Buffy is pretty much the pretty blonde girl with superpowers, but from what I've read, none of the other typical cliches are present. She doesn't sleep with every male character, she doesn't dress to please the male audience, nor does she need the man to save her or fall into love triangles "by accident," despite being an otherwise nice girl next door. (LOL to that plotline - you don't accidentally end up in your boyfriend's brother's bed if you're a nice person, okay?)
If you want to accuse something of being sexist, I'd go with Indiana Jones (and even that, with hesitation, as I only know about it through hearsay.) But Joss Whedon isn't the evil sexist man you want to point your finger at.
If you ask me, I think anyone who assumes a man talking to a woman in words other than "what a beautiful morning" must be an evil sexist is actually sexist themselves.
And I dunno, one of the things I most loved about Firefly was that it wasn't a bunch of uberwomen in tight clothing having sex with every male passenger, or shy!women who were completely submissive and cried all the time. Inara even never sleeps with any of the passengers, and her sleeping with other men is a very complex matter. Saffron acts submissive and cries all the time when we first meet her, but that's part of her act.
Even Buffy (also Joss Whedon)... I've never watched the show, but as far as I can tell, it is fairly free of sexism. Okay, so Buffy is pretty much the pretty blonde girl with superpowers, but from what I've read, none of the other typical cliches are present. She doesn't sleep with every male character, she doesn't dress to please the male audience, nor does she need the man to save her or fall into love triangles "by accident," despite being an otherwise nice girl next door. (LOL to that plotline - you don't accidentally end up in your boyfriend's brother's bed if you're a nice person, okay?)
If you want to accuse something of being sexist, I'd go with Indiana Jones (and even that, with hesitation, as I only know about it through hearsay.) But Joss Whedon isn't the evil sexist man you want to point your finger at.
