Thoughts on Diversity in Books
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Re: Thoughts on Diversity in Books
Also, I think each person views their characters differently. Not that anyone is racist but they just immediately make it as relatable to them so they feel like they are the main character. Before they even give me a description of my character I already have a vision in mind. Some times the description the author gives me, isnt the same as what I originally envisioned so it's hard for me to change my view.
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In other words, the author doesn't write about an issue. He just lets characters show their reactions as relationships mature. I like books in which the authors don't take strident, defensive, righteous positions.
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Yeah, it's a common thing for people to seek out others who look/think/act like them, and studies show that this echo-chamber effect is only getting worse.SandraTWP-BRW wrote:Last month, I read a book where the main character was a person of color; I read another with a mc a person of color and one where the mc was gay in January. Full disclosure: I would not have heard of those books if it weren't for OBC (so, yay). I think - like so many aspects of our lives - people choose that which is already familiar. It's too bad people don't seek out what's unfamiliar, because there are some amazing books out there.
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In fact, in the past couple of years that has become a trend as people are getting bored with the same type of characters.
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Pepole aren't *making* books, movies, etc diverse because people like to see themselves in media.
What's going on is that, up into recently, the western world has been producing media that's disproportionately about only certain groups of people, because those people wanted to see themselves AND NO ONE ELSE in media.
Media isn't becoming more diversified. It's becoming less colonialized.
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