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Joss Whedon and the Feminist Pedestal: A Reading List - Longreads

True connection requires the removal of the support structure. To treat someone as an equal is to refuse to prop them up. pedestal

: In literature and history, the "pedestal" has been used to confine women to roles of silent sacrifice, rewarding them for passivity while punishing rebellion. From Idol to Villain Joss Whedon and the Feminist Pedestal: A Reading