Last night, accepting a Golden Globe for Best Adapted Screenplay* for Up In the Air, Dave Grohl Jason Reitman said the reason that he writes women so well is thanks to his lovely wife,
Alas, I am married to a man. So I would have to get a divorce, change teams and secure the right to legally marry so that one day, I, too, can write rich, multifaceted female characters.
Dear Hollywood,
A good writer should be able to write anything. However, there's an easy way to improve the landscape of female characters in Hollywood, and writing in Hollywood in general.
Here's a hint: hire someone sans penis.
C'mon, just try it. Tina Fey is not a fluke.
Big love,
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*An interesting tidbit over writing credits for Up in the Air, here.