Daily Archives: 2 July, 2009

Feminism and Joss Whedon: Sex and Punishment

(Earlier entries in the Joss Whedon and Feminism series are: “Is Joss Whedon a Feminist? The Women of Firefly/Serenity,” “Is Joss Whedon a Feminist? Buffy and Female Empowerment,” “Feminism and Joss Whedon: The Demon Women & Slayers of Buffy,” “Feminism and Joss Whedon: Misogynist Villains in the Whedonverse,” “Joss Whedon and Feminism: Angel (Part One),”

Sharp Beets

What’s up with female journalists feeling the need to denigrate and humiliate themselves in their columns? Surely, women could write general interest columns without insulting themselves? Someone once told me that even if I wasn’t a lady, I could act like one. An organization trying to break the cycle of poverty for black teens apparently