Thursday, March 6, 2014
Author Contrasts (Sort Of)
I have no deep thoughts today. Hmm... no. Wait. I have no deep thoughts today that have translated into words. Today, it's just a bunch of images. You can probably blame this man for that:
And maybe this man, although he doesn't actually appear in the post:
Anyway, it's all about the difference between reality and how we like to see it. Or something like that. Go find out over at Indie Writers Monthly!
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Not to mention all the writer movies where the writer is some sort of antisocial genius looking down on society from a place of enlightened (and often depraved) understanding. I really enjoy those movies. I also know that barely any writer actually is like that.
ReplyDeleteWhile male authors are much better looking on screen than in real life, I think the real truth is that men in general are just uglier than women.
ReplyDeleteVeronica: That's true.
ReplyDeleteWhich reminds me that I left Bradley Cooper off of the list of male writer actor pics.
Alex: But I don't think that explains why we need to make women look more plain when they play writers while we choose really good looking men to play them.
Why can't pictures of writers look like the writer?
ReplyDeleteRead the posts. Yup contrasts are everywhere and it's no different for authors and their looks.
ReplyDeleteJo: Those are different people.
ReplyDeleteSheena: Or authors and the actors that play them. Or just actors playing fictitious authors.
I have no idea who these guys are from their pictures so I guess I'll need to visit the other post.
ReplyDeleteLee
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Well, it's less important to know who they are than what they represent.
ReplyDeleteFunny - just watched Fillion's recent guest appearance on Community.
ReplyDeleteTAS: I don't even know what Community is.
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