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‘The Accountant’ Fails Autistic Character Development

The Accountant

The Accountant

Now that Hollywood film writers have developed a basic grasp of (some of) the traits that a person with autism may exhibit, they’ve started to use this as part of their character development toolbox.

The thing is, when you’re a Hollywood writer making a Hollywood film and you decide to make one of your characters autistic you need to do so with the same thoughtfulness you’d tread a First Nations character or a black character or physically disabled character.

If you’re Ben Affleck and you’re playing an autistic killer in the film The Accountant, well, “thoughtfulness” appears to be too high a benchmark.

Sarah wrote about this phenomenon for The Establishment.

To read the story click here.

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RIP Robert Vaughn, One Of World’s Greatest Actor/Activist/Oddballs

Robert Vaughn

Robert Vaughn

Former television spy and heartthrob actor Robert Vaughn passed away on November 11 at age 83.

His death hit one particular member of the Risky Fuel household (Sarah) very hard.

In her period of mourning after the death of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and The Magnificent Seven star, she wrote an In Memoriam piece about Vaughn for The Establishment.

One of the things Sarah wrote about was Vaughn’s surprising and sometimes dangerous activism.

It seems this fictional spy was quite concerned with saving lives in the real world.

To read the full story click here.

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I Don’t Fight Because I’m Violent—I Fight Because The World Is

fighting

Fighting

One of the most confounding things people who meet Sarah have trouble figuring out about her is her interest in fighting.

What these people don’t realize is that even though the world mostly sucks, when one is competing in the fighting arts it might also suck, but it’ll (mostly) suck in a way that’s generally fair and generally honourable.

And in a world that isn’t particularly fair or honourable, this is a safe haven.

Sarah wrote about these feelings in a piece called “I Don’t Fight Because I’m Violent—I Fight Because The World Is” for The Establishment.

To read it click here.

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The Agenda Behind Alice Lowe’s Prevenge

Prevenge

Prevenge

One of the films Sarah was most excited about at TIFF 2016 was Alice Lowe’s pregnant serial killer mindmelt, Prevenge.

Sarah interviewed Lowe about it for The Establishment.

To read the full interview click here.

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Real Talk Exercise Tips For The Depressed

Exercise tips for the depressed

Exercise tips for the depressed

Exercising can be a pain in the ass at the best of times.

When you’re depressed it’s even worse.

Sarah wrote some decidedly non-patronizing tips on what depressed folks can do to approach exercise.

To read these tips head over to The Establishment by clicking here.

 

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