There are a few Bret Easton Ellis novels that I will only ever read once. American Pyscho is one of them. Ellis is a very confusing person. I sometimes feel that he says/does thinks to be edgy and to stay in the public eye. He's also infamous for saying one thing (i.e. Patrick Bateman was modeled after his father) and then saying "oh I lied about that."
The problem with Whedon is that too many people are trying to conflate the allegations with his work. "Look he must be terrible because he has story lines that have issues with consent." Or "he must be terrible because look at Firefly and/or Dollhouse." Or using Season Six of Buffy to prove a point. However, as we've talked about it's far too complicated to compare his work with him as a person. I agree, I think there's an issue with the studio. There are also people that until the most recent allegations have said they would work with him.
With MT and the clause in her contract, we don't know why it was there. But people are already trying to find context in Buffy to show how Whedon is a creep and therefore MT had to be kept away from him. It's frustrating.
I am still willing to stand with Carpenter and Fisher - no one deserves to work in a toxic workplace and a boss shouldn't be the person making it toxic for you. But studios tend to promote highly creative people to positions of power without considering if they are boss material. Sometimes creativity just doesn't mesh with management. If Whedon did/said even half of the things that Fisher, Carpenter and others have accused him of then he clearly should not be a boss again. That doesn't mean we can't enjoy the things he has created or the things he may create in the past. By rejecting what he created in the past, fans could be hurting the very people they are standing up for. I am pretty sure that Carpenter probably still gets money in one way or another from her work on Buffy and Angel. If we reject it because Whedon created a toxic environment for her, then we run the risk of making sure she can't make money off of it.
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The problem with Whedon is that too many people are trying to conflate the allegations with his work. "Look he must be terrible because he has story lines that have issues with consent." Or "he must be terrible because look at Firefly and/or Dollhouse." Or using Season Six of Buffy to prove a point. However, as we've talked about it's far too complicated to compare his work with him as a person. I agree, I think there's an issue with the studio. There are also people that until the most recent allegations have said they would work with him.
With MT and the clause in her contract, we don't know why it was there. But people are already trying to find context in Buffy to show how Whedon is a creep and therefore MT had to be kept away from him. It's frustrating.
I am still willing to stand with Carpenter and Fisher - no one deserves to work in a toxic workplace and a boss shouldn't be the person making it toxic for you. But studios tend to promote highly creative people to positions of power without considering if they are boss material. Sometimes creativity just doesn't mesh with management. If Whedon did/said even half of the things that Fisher, Carpenter and others have accused him of then he clearly should not be a boss again. That doesn't mean we can't enjoy the things he has created or the things he may create in the past. By rejecting what he created in the past, fans could be hurting the very people they are standing up for. I am pretty sure that Carpenter probably still gets money in one way or another from her work on Buffy and Angel. If we reject it because Whedon created a toxic environment for her, then we run the risk of making sure she can't make money off of it.
Cancel culture very rarely seems to help anyone.