ferretfyre reblogged
There’s nothing you can do with the only female Avenger that’s not going to be troublesome in some way because that’s what it is to give only one window. No matter what you’re seeing through that window it seems in some way unrepresentative because, I thought to myself: what would have happened if they had swapped her out with any of the other stories in this movie? But if she had Tony Stark’s story there would be a sense of ‘of course she’s the one who screws up and causes all the trouble’. If she had Thor’s story it would be that she disappears in the middle of the movie and doesn’t show up again until the end. If she had Captain America’s story it would be the ‘keep everyone’s behavior in line/behavior cop’ story. If she had Hulk’s story it would be that she can’t control her superpowers, can’t control her feelings. If she had Hawkeye’s story it would be her being conflicted about work/life balance. No matter what story it is, if there’s only one it’s going to annoy me on some level I want to see more of those stories told.
Linda Holmes, NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour (via
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Yes. Also, this is why we’re telling several women’s stores at once. I couldn’t choose just one.
(via sketchypandagames)
#this is a great truth#people (especially tumblr and new wave feminists)#have set such an absurdly strict bar for female characters to overcome that it becomes impossible to write anything#without offending them in some way#now does this excuse whedon for how AWFULLY he handled and wrote her?#of course not!#but it is good to see that at least SOMEONE realized that what the radical feminists sant is impossible to provide#and that's refreshing#marvel#natasha romanoff#joss whedon#age of ultron#aou#avengers: age of ultron