Everyone from my journal said the woman was a little bit touched in the head. (http://ladyegreen.livejournal.com/680402.html)

One of my f-listers found this rebuttal essay (http://molly-commas.livejournal.com/45170.html) that I thought addressed that particular bit of internet craziness well.

(The comments on her journal indicate that others in the firefly community also posted rebuttals.)