A Fallen Lords redux…

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Clint

Yeesh. Not two weeks down the road from my post on the marital crash-and-burns of two geek icons, we get what could possibly be the biggest wreck of them all. Joss Whedon’s ex-wife has held forth on the infidelities that led to their divorce, and the picture it paints is… not kind. If you’re a fan of his work, this may be yet another case where you’ll have to be able to separate the art from the artist. Whedon’s longest-running fansite doesn’t seem prepared to do that, though, and is shutting down after 16 years of operation.

Assuming the allegations have at least some truth to them, that line from The Dark Knight once again comes to mind: “You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” It also puts me in mind of a blog I wrote a few years back along regarding geekly inspirations of my youth that I felt had fallen from grace personally, professionally, or both. You may read it here: The Fallen Lords of the ’80s.

 

3 thoughts on “A Fallen Lords redux…”

  1. SteelRaven

    I personal never saw Whedon as a patron saint of geek culture so I can’t really see this this as a fall from grace as much as someone getting knocked of their pedestal/soap box.

  2. Deoxy

    My only comment on that is simply that exes are hardly the best source of honest information. Maybe it’s all true, but that’s not the way to bet.

    Of course, I don’t care, either way. I generally have to intentionally pay no attention to the personal lives and politics of actors and directors, or I have little-to-nothing to watch… and I don’t really watch much to begin with, so that’s saying quite a bit.

  3. Clint

    That’s fair. I mean for instance a lot of people still really enjoy Chinatown despite Polanski’s shenanigans, and he crossed a much dirtier line than Whedon allegedly did. I’d say people are mostly upset in this case because Whedon arguably would have built his career on championing feminist ideals while privately not living up to them.

    Plus it puts a damper on a lot of cutesy memes based on his dialogue.

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