I recently read an article that a dit Joss Whedon is not a feminist writer because he often shows his female characters emotionally vulnerable (it was phrased in a plus patronising way, but that was the gist) and I didn't get it. For those who don't watch his shows he is known to montrer ALL his characters at times like that, not just the women. He focuses heavily on loss, tragedy and overcoming adversity, and I just don't understand why in shows that have every character facing vulnerability, pain and weakness it's un-feminist that some of those characters are women. I actually think the person...
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