Ramblings of an Armchair Skeptic

In case you hadn't noticed, Joss Whedon has been all over the Internet lately. He has been torn to shreds by the easily offended brigade who have been taking to Twitter in droves to spew their 140 characters of vitriol all over the unsuspecting Whedon. His offence? He did not portray the character of Black Widow/Natasha Romonav in the second Avengers installment exactly in the way that they wanted him to. He is now branded a misogynist, a label easily thrown about by those who flip their shit when a woman says anything related to being a woman in a movie. I won't go into detail here as to what the fuss is all about as that is easily found everywhere else and is not the purpose of this post. I am a huge fan of Whedon's work. I enjoyed " Buffy the Vampire Slayer " and it's spin-off "Angel ." I even liked the short-lived " Dollhouse " series. " The Cabin in the Woods " was one of most delightfully bizzare things I've ever ...