The 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' helmer breaks silence on his exit from Twitter, denying rumors that militant feminists drove him away.
- May 6, 2015
AceShowbiz - Joss Whedon addresses his departure from Twitter and explains the real reason why he left. The director set the record straight on the rumors suggesting that he shut down his social media account due to a lot of online backlash from feminists over Black Widow portrayal in "Avengers: Age of Ultron".
"That is horses**t," he said to Buzzfeed. "Believe me, I have been attacked by militant feminists since I got on Twitter. That's something I'm used to. Every breed of feminism is attacking every other breed, and every subsection of liberalism is always busy attacking another subsection of liberalism, because god forbid they should all band together and actually fight for the cause."
"I just thought, Wait a minute, if I'm going to start writing again, I have to go to the quiet place. And this is the least quiet place I've ever been in my life," he added. "It's like taking the bar exam at Coachella. It's like, Um, I really need to concentrate on this! Guys! Can you all just ... I have to ... It's super important for my law!"
"The real issue is me. Twitter is an addictive little thing, and if it's there, I gotta check it. When you keep doing something after it stops giving you pleasure, that's kind of rock bottom for an addict. ... I just had a little moment of clarity where I'm like, You know what? If I want to get stuff done, I need to not constantly hit this thing for a news item or a joke or some praise, and then be suddenly sad when there's hate and then hate and then hate."
