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james_davis_nicoll) wrote2012-07-20 09:51 am
james_davis_nicoll) wrote2012-07-20 09:51 am
Joss Wheden answers question about the lack of Asians in Firefly
Recently someone asked Whedon about the whole "no Asians in a setting supposedly heavily influenced by China" thing:
The questioner's account of the encounter
The questioner knew they'd have to be careful about the phrasing of any follow up question lest irate Firefly fans tear him limb from limb, like an Orpheus confronted by stars-and-bars waving Maenads, which sadly precluded a follow-up question from being asked at all.
In Whedon's defense, when you're making a thinly veiled tribute to the degenerates of the failed slaver rebellion in the form of a hack Bat Durston TV show and movie, it's hard to remember to polish the patina of one's supposed liberalism with a more inclusive casting policy.
The questioner's account of the encounter
The questioner knew they'd have to be careful about the phrasing of any follow up question lest irate Firefly fans tear him limb from limb, like an Orpheus confronted by stars-and-bars waving Maenads, which sadly precluded a follow-up question from being asked at all.
In Whedon's defense, when you're making a thinly veiled tribute to the degenerates of the failed slaver rebellion in the form of a hack Bat Durston TV show and movie, it's hard to remember to polish the patina of one's supposed liberalism with a more inclusive casting policy.
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