John C. Wright's response to SJW attacks of Joss Whedon

[Marina]

So apparently the super-feminist Joss Whedon has angered the feminist snowflakes with his superb character development of Black Widow. John C. Wright has a response, and an offer (Hint: It's more than the cookies).

http://www.scifiwright.com/2015/05/co...

[Greyweather]

AceofSpades: It Looks Like Social Justice Warriors Chased the Social Justice Warrior Joss Whedon Off Twitter, And That's Just Terrific

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/356562.php

I personally like Whedon's work even if I don't like him as an individual or agree with him about, well, anything.

[Marina]

I agree with his approach to art. In Serenity commentary, he was talking about the need for balance between having a flawed hero who often fails and having no hero whatsoever. Too much "modern" literature/film is nihilistic to the point where the concept of having a heroic character is considered old fashioned. Whedon, as leftist as he is, does not fall into that trap.

Politics, though? Irredeemably Progressive. I stopped reading Whedonesque at some point because I couldn't stand it anymore.

[Greyweather]

Masha wrote: "Politics, though? Irredeemably Progressive. I stopped reading Whedonesque at some point because I couldn't stand it anymore. "

He is a self-identified socialist. Limousine Liberal doesn't even begin to cut it.

[Greyweather]

Vlad wrote: "Huh, I thought his "approach to art" consisted of ScyFy original move-caliber (think Sharknado) caliber rip-off of Cowboy Bebop."

Wrong anime. It's Outlaw Star, not Cowboy Bebop. Everybody seems to make this mistake. /geek

[Marina]

Not me! I've never heard of either. /not-really geek

[Greyweather]

[Marina]

Wow.

[Diane]

I've never heard of either, Cowboy Beebop or Outlaw Star but I did enjoy Firefly a great deal. Where can I go to see these?

And how and why are they better than Firefly? I always considered it a libertarian show, where the crew was going up against a rapacious government.

[Marina]

Well, apparently the libertarian vibe was snuck in by Tim Minear while Joss wasn't paying attention, but whatever works :)

Anyhoo, I never cared much about originality. Whether Joss was inspired by these shows or just somehow had that stuff in his head without even realizing it (remember, he IS a super-geek, in addition to whatever else he is)- doesn't matter. I loved the show. Actually maybe it's for the best it was only 1 season plus a movie because both Buffy and Angel overstayed their welcome and Dollhouse was the fastest decline of a show I have ever seen. (All IMHO since arguing about tastes is pretty futile).