Let's not forget the whole "Although Mal's side is clearly modeled on the Slaver's side of the American Slaver's rebellion in the 19th century [1], not only will we erase that aspect from his side, we'll give it to the elites supported by the Alliance of Evil Doormen," which managed to look like dog whistling for the stars-and-bars crowd.
Someone basically said I was off my meds for not liking something or other by Whedon that the Whedonites were squeeing over. Maybe the musical Buffy episode, which mainly served to demonstrate that most of the cast wasn't cast on their ability to sing or dance. Whedonites get cranky when people don't adore their idol.
1: http://www.trektoday.com/news/201201_04.shtml
"The concept was inspired by the aftermath of the American Civil War. 'I wanted to make something that's about a guy who fought for the South, lost and doesn't like anybody anymore,' Whedon said. 'This show isn't about the people who made history; it's about the people history stepped on. [...]'"
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And they noticed:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.firefly/msg/0d4963babfd37455
people were defriending me?
Someone basically said I was off my meds for not liking something or other by Whedon that the Whedonites were squeeing over. Maybe the musical Buffy episode, which mainly served to demonstrate that most of the cast wasn't cast on their ability to sing or dance. Whedonites get cranky when people don't adore their idol.
1: http://www.trektoday.com/news/201201_04.shtml
"The concept was inspired by the aftermath of the American Civil
War. 'I wanted to make something that's about a guy who fought for the
South, lost and doesn't like anybody anymore,' Whedon said. 'This show
isn't about the people who made history; it's about the people history
stepped on. [...]'"