The slew of recent allegations against Joss Whedon from women of Buffy and Angel, shows he created and directed, are heartbreaking.
Actor Charisma Carpenter’s brave statement set off a chain reaction, with others following suit including Amber Benson and Michelle Trachtenberg, who was a teenager at the time.
As Buffy writer Marti Noxon wrote, these women deserve to be heard. (Whedon has not responded.) It’s significant that Carpenter’s statement was in support of Ray Fisher, a Black actor who spoke out against Whedon for his alleged behavior on the set of Justice League.
It is, yet again, people of color and women leading the way in calling out injustices. Numerous men from Buffy and Angel have, rightfully, expressed support for their.
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