tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post5810181041648812583..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Jason Aaron = writer of the yearRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-45527935296849647022010-12-30T13:41:12.995-08:002010-12-30T13:41:12.995-08:00This argument has been brought up in various incar...This argument has been brought up in various incarnations throughout the years you've been protesting "Scalped" - by myself and others - but I'll repeat it again.<br /><br />The heavy focus on crime and the grim aspects of life isn't stereotyping against Native Americans. It's the nature of the genre. When writing a crime story, inevitably the focus is going to be on crime. "Friday the 13th" would be sorely hampered by having to divide time equally between moments of horror and moments of happy campers enoying themselves in a tension-free environment, so as not to give anyone a bad impression of summer camps. And "The Naked Gun" films would be a lot less funny if the writers had to make a 50/50 balance between gags and serious procedural drama with competent cops, so as not to give any bad impressions about the police force.<br /><br />The very nature of genre puts a degree of trust in the intelligence of the audience to understand this is a certain type of story and will so feature a certain type of people, without making any kind of all-encompassing comment on that person's race, class, or occuptation. With "Scalped", the focus is on character, not what color the character's skin happens to be. <br /><br />And I'm happy to see your opinion of the series has been elevated from outright dislike to "good but not great". Admit it, you secretly like "Scalped" - I'm winning you over! ;)John Leeshttp://johnleescomics.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com