The Avengers

[Steerpike]

Something that Loki says to Black Widow, basically it's a sexist slur translated into Victorian English. Whedon said he's proud to have gotten it by the censers so some people are calling him sexist. You can google it or someone else will share - I try to keep my hands light with this stuff.

Oh, yeah. Well, Loki is the freaking bad guy. Idiots.

 

[Penpilot]

Some people are hypersensitive. It's a ridiculous thing to be upset over, but you can find someone to be offended about anything.

I sir take offence to that.

Something that Loki says to Black Widow, basically it's a sexist slur translated into Victorian English. Whedon said he's proud to have gotten it by the censers so some people are calling him sexist. You can google it or someone else will share - I try to keep my hands light with this stuff.

OMG... hahaha... Obviously, these people don't know who Whedon is. The guy is an avid supporter of and was honored by Equality now, a human rights org. for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women and girls around the world. This is like calling an priest an Athiest because he cracked a religious joke.

 

[Benjamin Clayborne]

What other one has people upset.

I wonder if they'd have been happier if Thor said I'M adopted?

Maybe, but Loki really IS adopted; it wasn't just a joke.

And to be fair, Loki was adopted from a race of homicidal frost giants.

 

[Androxine Vortex]

Apparently Thor's "He's adopted" line has the adoption community in a buzz. Some reporter stalked out of the movie theater because of it and wrote a nasty article.

Welcome to the age where anything you say or do will hurt someone's feelings.

 

[ArielFingolfin]

Here's an interesting article I thought you guys might appreciate about the writing of the character Loki: Very Good Writing – Why Loki Won in The Avengers « The Mask of Reason

 

[Tamwen]

Whedon has some of the most amazing female characters. Calling him a sexist is so hilariously backwards.

 

[Steerpike]

Whedon has some of the most amazing female characters. Calling him a sexist is so hilariously backwards.

Yeah, true. I've been re-watching the Buffy series and enjoying how he presented the various characters in that show.