Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon is probably my favourite person on this list because he gave me “Buffy: The Vampire Slayer”, one of the best feminist television shows EVER, and also my all-time favourite show that kind of defined me as a person. I re-watch the entire series once a year since it ended so yeah, Joss is kind of a big deal to me. He’s also a really cool hardcore feminist:
If you’re someone who geniunally believes that women don’t deserve or aren’t as much as men, you’re like the plague. On the big history chart, you’re the plague….It’s just pointless and deadly.
I start thinking about the fact that we have this word when we’re thinking about race that says we have evolved beyond something and we don’t really have this word for gender. Now you could argue sexism, but I’d say that’s a little specific. People feel removed from sexism. “I’m not a sexist, but I’m not a feminist.” They think there’s this fuzzy middle ground. There’s no fuzzy middle ground. You either believe that women are people or you don’t. It’s that simple.
Brilliantly said, Joss. But my all-time favourite feminist Joss Whedon quote? When someone asked him “So, why do you write these strong female character?” His response? “Because you’re still asking me that question.”
ninjamynci says
You and half these morons are confusing feminism and equality.
1. Beyonce is the most appalling female role model. Her career is built on the quality of her arse, not her music. Her lyrical content centres around being a sex object ‘ in charge’ – newsflash! Men don’t care as long as they get laid – or being a petty, jealous and vengeful bitch and she’s married to a misogynistic cunt.
2. Feminism is all about misandry and getting privileges for being female, while adhering to double standards (#yesallwomen, I’m talking to you. NO. Not all women and most tweets are girls getting up themselves because a man glancing in their direction is apparently sexism but posting pictures of a half naked man with a graphic description of what you want to do to him on Facebook 3 minutes later is empowering. Fuck that shit, idiots)
3. Feminism can’t accept men and women are not the same. They are. Take a look down your pants for starters.
I usually like or guilty-pleasure like most articles but this is just pandering bollocks.
Alissa says
To the poster above me:
1. You cannot be a sex object “in charge.” That defies the definition of being an object.
2. Feminism is ABSOLUTELY about getting privileges. But not in the way you think. It’s about getting the privileges that men already have, not getting privileges separate from men. The example you gave about women using the yes all women tag then posting graphic sexual comments about men isn’t feminism. They may call themselves feminists, but they are incorrect. Do not bash feminists just because some people who regard themselves feminists don’t understand what it means. Feminism is equality.
3. No shit we have different organs. That’s the fucking point of being different genders. You know what’s NOT the point of being different genders? Being regarded as different in levels of importance. Try reproducing without women. Try being a hetero/bi/pan/etc-sexual man and enjoying yourself without women. Two genders exist for a reason, and they are both required in reproduction for a reason. Long ago, hard labor was more important than organization in society or intelligence or any other type of personality-based skills. Men naturally find hard labor easier, there’s no denying that, and that’s a big part of why they were seen as superior. However, now hard labor jobs such as construction are seen as no more important than intelligence or personality based jobs, so why are women still “inferior”? They are no worse are intelligence or personality based jobs, so there’s no biological or natural reason for them to be looked down on.
goodchlid says
I like this post a lot. I wonder why feminism has become so “taboo” as well, when it *really* does just mean men and women deserve equal rights and respect.
As for the the comment left by ninjamynci…well, let’s just say the KKK uses the same argument (i.e. pointing out physical differences to explain why different groups of people aren’t the same and do not deserve equal rights) to justify persecuting blacks, gays, and Jews.