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elisi pointed out that Moffat denies this on Twitter here. As far as I can tell, Moffat says he was talking about a character he wrote that he once identified with. An original transcript of the interview doesn't exist. Shouldn't have posted without all the info, but I looked and the editorial seemed legit enough. I'll try to do more research and not get SHAKY WITH ANGER again.
There's a lot of debate about whether the new Sherlock is sexist. The work seems complex enough that perhaps the majority (of the world, of fandom, of my flist, who knows) will never agree on how they feel about it. And because it is art, you can't really put a label on it, since people can interpret it differently. I'm all for these debates and discussions.
However, if we're going to argue about whether Moffat the man is sexist, let's just remember this article, in which he said, as morgan leigh on tumblr quoted:
“There’s this issue you’re not allowed to discuss: that women are needy. Men can go for longer, more happily, without women. That’s the truth. We don’t, as little boys, play at being married - we try to avoid it for as long as possible. Meanwhile women are out there hunting for husbands. The world is vastly counted in favour of men at every level - except if you live in a civilised country and you’re sort of educated and middle-class, because then you’re almost certainly junior in your relationship and in a state of permanent, crippled apology. Your preferences are routinely mocked. There’s a huge, unfortunate lack of respect for anything male.”
Defend Sherlock all you want, defend the works of Moffat all you want; love and enjoy his works as I have. Just don't defend this guy. He is not your hero. Please see above as regards to veracity of quote.
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elisi pointed out that Moffat denies this on Twitter here. As far as I can tell, Moffat says he was talking about a character he wrote that he once identified with. An original transcript of the interview doesn't exist. Shouldn't have posted without all the info, but I looked and the editorial seemed legit enough. I'll try to do more research and not get SHAKY WITH ANGER again.
There's a lot of debate about whether the new Sherlock is sexist. The work seems complex enough that perhaps the majority (of the world, of fandom, of my flist, who knows) will never agree on how they feel about it. And because it is art, you can't really put a label on it, since people can interpret it differently. I'm all for these debates and discussions.
However, if we're going to argue about whether Moffat the man is sexist, let's just remember this article, in which he said, as morgan leigh on tumblr quoted:
“There’s this issue you’re not allowed to discuss: that women are needy. Men can go for longer, more happily, without women. That’s the truth. We don’t, as little boys, play at being married - we try to avoid it for as long as possible. Meanwhile women are out there hunting for husbands. The world is vastly counted in favour of men at every level - except if you live in a civilised country and you’re sort of educated and middle-class, because then you’re almost certainly junior in your relationship and in a state of permanent, crippled apology. Your preferences are routinely mocked. There’s a huge, unfortunate lack of respect for anything male.”
Defend Sherlock all you want, defend the works of Moffat all you want; love and enjoy his works as I have. Just don't defend this guy. He is not your hero. Please see above as regards to veracity of quote.
This entry was originally posted to Dreamwidth. Read Comments | Reply