Joss Whedon Equality Now Speech
We are viewing Buffy the Vampire Slayer in class tonight and though I will be showing this clip I thought I would post it early. I don't think you can ever watch it to many times. Whedon makes a strong point about why he is asked why he creates such strong women characters and his response is why aren't we asking why others are not.
I appreciate that he recognizes his privilige as a man and that he is heard when other are not. Numerous others (i.e. women) have been challenging dominant constructs of woman as weak, sexism and misogyny in many aspets of our society. He creates a kickass female character and suddenly we see girlhood and womanhood in a new light. The irony of the situation is not lost on him.