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Topic	"I consciously add as much diversity as I can to my writing"
ai123 03/25/24 11:11:33 AM #25:	lolife67 posted... This. Complaining about how diverse characters are written doesn't mean they shouldn't be included. Plenty of straight, white male characters are poorly written but nobody says to stop making straight, white male characters. People demand Shakespearean levels of characterization and plot integration for minorities while eagerly consuming every gruff, white, ex-special forces clich that gets thrown their way. No one would be more thankful than me for a world where every character was superbly written, but in the meantime there is zero reason to set a higher bar for minority characters, or pretend that they are somehow special cases, beyond the competency of most authors. --- 'Vinyl is the poor man's art collection'. <cite>ai123 posted [p:979552418] in "I conscio... [t:80730216]...</cite> <quote>lolife67 posted... </cite><quote>This. Complaining about how diverse characters are written doesn't mean they shouldn't be included. Plenty of straight, white male characters are poorly written but nobody says to stop making straight, white male characters.</quote>People demand Shakespearean levels of characterization and plot integration for minorities while eagerly consuming every gruff, white, ex-special forces clich that gets thrown their way.No one would be more thankful than me for a world where every character was superbly written, but in the meantime there is zero reason to set a higher bar for minority characters, or pretend that they are somehow special cases, beyond the competency of most authors. --- 'Vinyl is the poor man's art collection'.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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