Kevin Burton Smith wrote (regarding Julie Smith's Skip
Langdon novels):
> If she relies on stereotypes, that may just mean
she's a lazy, or
> lousy writer.
-- or a writer who's found a formula that "sells." Just
wanted to put my own two cents in. I interviewed Smith for
Murderous Intent Mystery Magazine a few years ago. I got no
indication from her of being a prejudiced person -- with
perhaps the exception of a prejudice against religious
zealots. But, having once been on Jim Jones' (remember the
Jonestown massacre?) "enemies" list, that's an understandable
prejudice. I agree with Kevin that the "prejudice" bandwagon
is sometimes a bit too easy to hop on.
BTW, speaking of stereotypes, here's a hardboiled reversal of
sorts ... just heard on today's news. Actor Denzel Washington
is apparently tired of always getting nothing but good-guy
roles. His next movie project (can't remember title) will
have him playing a crooked cop ... and one scene that
"slipped out" in the reporting of this project has Washington
forcing a fellow officer to use angeldust -- at gunpoint.
Will the screenplay writer be accused of racism because
Washington is cast as a bad-cop? Maybe, maybe not ... but he
did
"sell" the screenplay.
Regards, J. Alec West http://MysteryVault.net
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