Sorry it took me a while to come back to this! (I got distracted by a wee little leg injury. Or rather not so "little". argh
I did read that post and thread before but it was definitely worth a re-read. Gabrielleabelle did a similar post on her LJ. The comments were definitely interesting - I got the sense that some readers did NOT. GET. THE. POINT. Still trying to get their digs in, which we've heard already. You were airing a viewpoint that is almost never expressed.
Which goes beyond Marti, IMO to a broader consideration of how gendered the conversations about women in power whether Martha Stewart, SMG, Hillary Clinton or Sarah Palin - and no, I'm no fan of Palin's, but liberals "dissing" her in a mean-spirited way is the same damn thing, regardless of whether or not I agree with her. My sweetie and I watched that bit she did for SNL, sitting in a chair speaking to the camera and the monologue they gave her was so cruel in terms of talking about herself - ha ha it's just a joke, right? - that even my sweetie was offended by it.)
I had read that statement from Joss before and I'm glad he wrote that - although it didn't stem the tide. Apparently Joss is God - unless fans disagree with him - but I wish he'd left off that last sentence. Name-calling and stooping to that other person's level doesn't help matters.
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Date: 2012-12-27 06:45 pm (UTC)I did read that post and thread before but it was definitely worth a re-read. Gabrielleabelle did a similar post on her LJ. The comments were definitely interesting - I got the sense that some readers did NOT. GET. THE. POINT. Still trying to get their digs in, which we've heard already. You were airing a viewpoint that is almost never expressed.
Which goes beyond Marti, IMO to a broader consideration of how gendered the conversations about women in power whether Martha Stewart, SMG, Hillary Clinton or Sarah Palin - and no, I'm no fan of Palin's, but liberals "dissing" her in a mean-spirited way is the same damn thing, regardless of whether or not I agree with her. My sweetie and I watched that bit she did for SNL, sitting in a chair speaking to the camera and the monologue they gave her was so cruel in terms of talking about herself - ha ha it's just a joke, right? - that even my sweetie was offended by it.)
I had read that statement from Joss before and I'm glad he wrote that - although it didn't stem the tide. Apparently Joss is God - unless fans disagree with him - but I wish he'd left off that last sentence. Name-calling and stooping to that other person's level doesn't help matters.