Whedon on Women

[pastoralice]

One of my favorite television visionaries is Joss Whedon. He’s a brilliant director and a thoughtful guy. Normally, he’s a barrel of wacky laughs, but right now he’s got something powerful and important to say about women, how they're treated and how they allow themselves to be treated. If you have a moment, read this short essay he wrote. I’d be

Comments

[lordrefa]

My first thought was "Whedon's writing is similar to his television

[pastoralice]

"symptomatic of religion as a whole

[lordrefa]

The reason I call this symptomatic of religion is because religion is the reason or excuse that people give to defend this actions more often than not

[maxsilver]

I agree with him that personal activism is extremely important. I think, especially with our generation, that we expect the rich and famous, or at least famous, to lead the charge on issues rather than stepping up ourselves.