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Why You Shouldn’t Trust A Male Feminist
Famed writer and director Joss Whedon, creative influence behind some of our most cult favorites like “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Firefly,” and countless others, was recently exposed by “Buffy” actress Charisma Carpenter for perpetrating toxic and hostile work environments and being “casually cruel” with verbal, mental and emotional abuse on some of his most well-known sets.
By Gwen Farrell4 min read
In addition to Carpenter, other co-stars were quick to add their own horrible experiences with Whedon, but his representatives have not commented as of yet. While the takedown of a powerful man in Hollywood is an occurrence du jour these days, fans were disturbed and dismayed because of Whedon’s incessant public self-portrayal as a quote-unquote “male feminist.”