There’s Something Odd About The Ray Fisher/Joss Whedon Beef…

A few episodes ago on my podcast (that I won’t name because I’m better than shameless plugs in my own articles) my co-host and I discussed what I referred to as “secret Black meetings.” A listener had written a letter, wondering if the Black people at her office might have been discussing her concerning a, “culturally oblivious” incident at the workplace. I don’t have to know her coworker, really. Or even the details of the event to know that the answer is yes. In my experience, most black coworkers, even ones that don’t really like each other, seem to have at least a base-level correspondence when some non-black stuff goes down. This moment of clarity came to me as I was reading up on Ray Fisher’s current (for lack of a better term) “feud” with Joss Whedon. The 33-year-old actor, who played Cyborg in the Justice League film, has leveled accusations of toxicity against Whedon. Claiming he was “abusive” during his time overseeing the reshoots of Justice League. Though he has been vocal about his tenacity in lodging official complaints with Warner Bros’ human resources department, he has thus far been mum on specific incidents. Earlier this month, Justice League costar Jason Momoa published a passionate Instagram post in support of Fisher’s fervent mission for accountability. Kiersey Clemons, also featured in the film, has expressed her solidarity on social media as well. The head-scratcher here is that they seem to be the ONLY ones who have said anything. And they’re two of th…