There’s a lot of controversy surrounding Joss Whedon and his feminist credentials. Is he a feminist icon, or a horrid misogynistic racist masquerading as an ally? It’s usually safe to say the answer is probably somewhere in the middle, but I have a slightly more specific response.

When we talk about whether someone deserves a feminist cookie, what we’re asking is not so much whether they did a good thing or are a nice person as whether or not they deserve … READ MORE

Ok, so there are actually a few things I don’t like about Joss Whedon’s sci-fi series Firefly, and the follow-up movie, Serenity. Most of those things, though, are of the “Simon (played by the gorgeous Sean Maher) should totally get more screen time, and also more kissing scenes, OMG!” variety, rather than genuine quibbles over the story, or the casting, or the writing, etc. Pretty much everything I dislike about the franchise is easy to get over, or … READ MORE