WHEN LEFTIES EAT THEIR OWN: Did feminists chase Joss Whedon off Twitter? “The going theory is that Whedon quit after heavy backlash from feminists about the portrayal of women in ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Among the complaints were Black Widow’s heart-wrenching monologue about not being able to have children and Laura Barton (Hawkeye’s wife) being pregnant in the kitchen.”