class and gender in Firefly/Serenity

[firecat]

Via my cousin-out-law Michael, an excellent blog post about class and gender in Firefly.

http://capitalismbad.blogspot.com/2005/12/in-which-i-descend-to-previously.html

I don't know that I agree with the blogger that geisha-type careers would not exist in cultures where women can hold a variety of respectable jobs, but I do agree with the blogger's dislike of the Mal/Inara relationship.

Comments

[firecat]

Outside the realm of the 3d kind of analysis I mention in my comment, I agree with everything you say.

BTW, I am not claiming "Joss Whedon is a big sexist". He's clearly one of the more feminist writers in TV.

And I do think differently about prostitution/geisha work than the original poster, I believe.