Thanks to the all-pervasive media, we all have more of a tendency than ever to confuse reality with fantasy, genuine events with our own inner monologues. Most of us have no idea this is happening, which often leads to, well, how about if we just say “appalling results?”
Some people, like TV writer Ethlie Ann Vare, know better. And that knowledge leads to wonderful experiences like reading her very insightful blogging. Case in point:
by Ethlie Ann Vare
My day job is writing for television, mostly action-adventure and cop shows. I make heroes heroic. Our stars are the kind of men who run into a burning building, not away from it. Their muscles come from carrying women into the bedroom and children on their shoulders. They can dish out punishment and take a punch with equal grace. They are smart, funny, agile, brave – they are Men with a capital M… or, at least, that’s how we want the viewers to see them.