Joss Whedon, who reportedly cheated on his wife, joins feminist discussion on the problematic word 'nubile'

Greg P. | 8:13 PM on December 21, 2018

Feminists are discussing the problematic word “nubile” over on Twitter right now. According to the New Yorker’s Emily Nussbaum, it’s the “worst word”:

I have determined the worst word and it is "nubile."

— Emily Nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) December 21, 2018

Others, however, came up with problematic words of their own. For Jill Filipovic, it’s “panties”:

Have you considered “panties”?

— Jill Filipovic (@JillFilipovic) December 21, 2018

Or maybe it’s “suckle” that’s the really bad one:

it’s actually suckle

— Scaachi (@Scaachi) December 21, 2018

Twitchy favorite Patricia Heaton has some thoughts as well:

Nope. “Ointment.” https://t.co/xRouDyvpY5

— Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) December 21, 2018

Men can get in on this, too. Gabriel Sherman thinks “moist” is bad:

worse than moist?

— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) December 21, 2018

But maybe some men should sit this one out. Here’s Joss Whedon, whose wife reportedly divorced him over his serial infidelity and fake feminism, on the original word in the thread:

I love it because it means young (often too young) and sexual (or sexually attractive), but as a kid I found a dictionary from 1900 which defined it as “of marriageable age”. So it’s awful sort of double! English language, keepin’ it creepy

— Joss Whedon (@joss) December 22, 2018