Category Archives: Firefly

Whedon’s Brunettes

Can we discuss, for a moment, Joss Whedon’s obsession with disturbed brunettes who wander around barefoot? I’m not actually asking for permission here, that’s a rhetorical question which is designed to establish the theme of this post, which is, as you may have guessed, Whedon’s obsession with disturbed brunettes who wander around barefoot. It really …

30 December, 2009 – 10:24 am | By s.e. smith | Posted in Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse, Everything, Feminism and Joss Whedon, Firefly, Joss Whedon, disability, feminism, television | Comments (10)

Feminism and Joss Whedon: Misogynist Villains in the Whedonverse

(The earlier entries in this series are “Is Joss Whedon a Feminist? The Women of Firefly/Serenity,” “Is Joss Whedon a Feminist? Buffy and Female Empowerment,” and “Joss Whedon and Feminism: The Demon Women and Slayers of Buffy.” They are not required reading, although please note that these posts are very, very, very long, so you …

22 May, 2009 – 10:52 am | By s.e. smith | Posted in Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse, Everything, Feminism and Joss Whedon, Firefly, Joss Whedon, feminism | Comments (6)

Is Joss Whedon a Feminist? The Women of Firefly/Serenity

Part one in an ongoing, and probably protracted, series. I ask this question because I am legitimately looking for an answer: is Joss Whedon’s work feminist? He calls himself a feminist, and many other people do, but others have raised some very valid critiques of the way in which Joss handles female characters, and whether …

18 April, 2009 – 10:59 am | By s.e. smith | Posted in Everything, Feminism and Joss Whedon, Firefly, Joss Whedon, feminism, television | Comments (7)