No one can ever accuse me of being a prude, but what I’ve witnessed on television lately has caused me to pause and take note. Is it me, or has creativity been masked by crudeness and rudeness?
In a recent book by Amy Chua, Why Chinese Mothers Are Better, Amy cites why Chinese mothers never allow their children to watch TV or play video games. If you saw what I saw on television this week, you’d understand why.
Whatever happened to creativity? Has it been sacrificed for shock-and-awe? Has good writing been robbed by poor taste? What happens when we push the envelope so far we can’t take back the message? I have a challenge for up-and-coming writers-be creative without being crude. You can do it…James Cameron has been doing it for decades.
