115 | Can We Write Characters that Don't Reflect Our Experience? (ft. Dr. Yalda T Uhls)

from The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna · host Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

It's becoming and increasingly common (and important) question: are we allowed to tell stories about characters whose lives don't reflect our own? On today's show, UCLA psychologist Dr. Yalda T. Uhls answers this question, in addition to addressing questions around TV programming for kids and adolescent viewers, and unconcious bias in our writing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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