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Empathy: Putting Yourself in Another's Shoes
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Jan 23, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Recently, there was a controversy around the actor Bryan Cranston. The actor who played in Malcolm in the Middle and more recently in Breaking Bad starred in a movie called The Upside where he plays a wealthy, quadriplegic man. Some say that he is should not have taken the role in the movie and stated that someone who was disabled should have played in the movie instead. The controversy brings up a question in my mind: Should artists, especially authors, write from perspectives not their own?Here is an article on the controversy surrounding Bryan Cranston:https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bryan-cranston-defends-playing-quadriplegic-in-new-movie-the-upsideA couple articles on understanding other cultures:https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/articles/business-communication/communicating-across-cultureshttps://barendspsychology.com/cross-cultural-relationships/My Website:www.danielpoppie.com HTWG Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/howtowritegoodHTWG Twitter: https://twitter.com/HTWGPodcastHTWG Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtowritegoodOne Last Toast for Ebenezer Fleet:https://www.spreaker.com/show/one-last-toast-for-ebenezer-fleetIntro and Exit Music Credit: Brain-Eating Zombies from Area 51 by Moolenhttp://ccmixter.org/files/moolen/32827
Released:
Jan 23, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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