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⌈ Secret Post #3203 ⌋

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Re: Question thread!

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That's some people's opinion. I think it's probably a response to the overuse of stereotyping and token characters. (example: just adding a black guy for the sake of it, or a token gay character who's super camp and gives everyone makeovers.)

Or the use of unfortunate implications and/or fetishization. (eg. maaaaagical indigenous people being saved by this one white guy!) If you're not sure what fetishization is, a great example is some of the "Dear Authors Writing Gender/Sexuality" threads on the nanowrimo boards. You've got stacks of people going: "Well, I added a bisexual Chinese genderqueer female and 2 bi guys and 1 aroalloace panromantic Latin@"
Like it's a checklist you can just tick off to make your novel better.

(Frankly I think tumblr needs to quit checking it's privilege and start checking its creepy fetishization of people as if they're Christmas decorations to add sparkle.)

I, personally, disagree with the idea that writers should only be writing from their own perspective. It has its own set of unfortunate implications. Writers should try to do the best they can, by their story, and by their readers. Fully developed characters are always a lot more fun to read about.