John and Craig talk about the words we use when referring to people or groups of people — and why those words keep changing. Nic Novicki of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge joins us to discuss writing inclusive storylines and characters.

We also discuss single-use characters, WGA elections, and follow up on listener questions.

In our bonus segment for premium members, we tackle the question: “If the standards for breaking into the screenwriting industry are so high, why are so many BAD movies made?”

Links:

• Range Media
• WGA Elections
• Easterseals Disability Film Challenge
• Euphemisms are like underwear: best changed frequently
• One Hit Kill Game
• DM’s Guide to Roll 20
• Get Ready for a Feeding Frenzy Over the NRA’s Corpse
• Whale Fall
• Champagne Bottle Stopper
• Clint Ford Twitter Thread
• Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!
• Nic Novicki on Twitter
• John August on Twitter
• Craig Mazin on Twitter
• John on Instagram
• Outro by Michael Karman (send us yours!)
• Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli.

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