Hey y'all. So, as a writer, one should try to be as unbigoted as possible. It's actually a little easier for the writer, as the writer looks at different kinds of people and is inspired by them. This, however, doesn't mean that the writer is entirely immune from bigotry. I don't know how many times I've read a book, only to discover that the author has condescendingly taken an antagonistical character and given that character all the opinions the author disagrees with, merely to use this character as a whipping boy for the author's narrow-mindedness.
Like, for example, the author will take a "Christian" character and have them be the biggest jerks you've ever seen, or make them act so inhuman you have to wonder if they're really aliens from space. And honestly, how many times is that trite old "the government is always evil" stereotype going to work for some authors? I'm so bored already! And I'm even more bored of the feminist stereotypes, who are ridiculously self-righteous and antagonistical to men, even though they're supposed to be the protagonist. Yawn!
However, there is a time when bigotry and stereotypes are a good thing.
Like, for example, the author will take a "Christian" character and have them be the biggest jerks you've ever seen, or make them act so inhuman you have to wonder if they're really aliens from space. And honestly, how many times is that trite old "the government is always evil" stereotype going to work for some authors? I'm so bored already! And I'm even more bored of the feminist stereotypes, who are ridiculously self-righteous and antagonistical to men, even though they're supposed to be the protagonist. Yawn!
However, there is a time when bigotry and stereotypes are a good thing.
