You know, fully realized individuals. In his famous acceptance speech for an Equality Now award, he offered a series of responses to the imagined question, " Why do you always write these strong women characters? It's not something we should be striving for. It's a necessity. Whedon has kept more than busy over the last several years, moving over to the Marvel Universe with the series "Agents of S.
But then last year, he made headlines for a reason that had nothing to do with his latest creative endeavor. In a blistering August guest column for The Wrap that predated the MeToo movement by months — so don't blame it on that — Whedon's ex-wife Kai Cole asserted that Whedon had been a serial philanderer.
She claimed that he'd dismissed her suspicions about his relationships with other women by saying that "his mother raised him as a feminist, so he just liked women better. It felt like I had a disease, like something from a Greek myth. In a followup statement, a spokesman told Deadline, "While this account includes inaccuracies and misrepresentations which can be harmful to their family, Joss is not commenting, out of concern for his children and out of respect for his ex-wife.
The private philandering of public figures is not a basis for disavowing their creative work or social impact.
And consensual affairs are in no way, shape or form the same as harassment. What is not cool, however, is Whedon's apparent eagerness to blame his indiscretions on "needy, aggressive" females or a culture that allegedly "taught" men to "conquer and acquire.
Super not cool: leveraging your woke cred to do it. Cole said, "He never conceded the hypocrisy of being out in the world preaching feminist ideals, while at the same time, taking away my right to make choices for my life and my body based on the truth. He deceived me for 15 years, so he could have everything he wanted. Horrible"-era work. Well, has admittedly been a terrible year for pretty much everyone on the planet — however, to combat the terrible it seems people decided to actually follow through on their anti-toxicity resolutions.
All year long, people have been coming forward and speaking out against various Hollywood celebrities and their horrible and sometimes illegal behaviors. In the s Whedon was praised for being a feminist and showing it in his work — Buffy was usually the first thing people would point to when saying this. For the 90s it was great. And also my dear friends are in the movie. My cast, I love them. And I really just want the best for them.
So I let it be what it was. Christopher Nolan and Snyder's wife Deborah advised Snyder not to watch the film because they wanted to spare Snyder the pain of seeing 70 to 75 percent of his work redone. Statement on Controversy Surrounding Joss Whedon. He said he'd maybe do it, if he's watched the film, but ultimately he didn't care that much. Whedon's reshoots especially the scenes with Superman's where they had to CGI off his mustache and his rewrites over-sexualizing Wonder Woman, cutting out most of the Leagues story arcs, and adding horrible jokes, etc.
The director's attitude onset will also contribute to the bad taste left in fan's mouths concerning the film. Fans have hardly forgotten Ray Fisher's accusations against Whedon, in which he said Whedon was "abusive and unprofessional" during reshoots.
Especially since Whedon's other colleagues have come forward to voice their own concerns with the director, including much of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer cast. Although more and more celebrities who worked with Whedon are sharing their stories, the details are vague. However, there was no elaboration, no longer statement, no detailed account of what transpired.
Yet more people are coming out, speaking up, and filling in the gaps.
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