I don't write nearly enough, but at least the probably best-developed corner of one of my worlds is a country where light-skinned people are a tiny majority, so a lot of stories taking pace there not featuring any of them would be likely.
I'm reminded of comments I've seen on people asking for more inclusive books, that characters of color, or QUILTBAG characters, should only be in a story when them being "that" is important to the plot, otherwise it's just distracting. I just... Damn, I should write up a blog post comparing that with demanding no protagonist may be male, unless the story is about him grappling with the whole male gender role nonsense, such as in Billy Elliot.
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Date: 2014-05-15 06:28 pm (UTC)I don't write nearly enough, but at least the probably best-developed corner of one of my worlds is a country where light-skinned people are a tiny majority, so a lot of stories taking pace there not featuring any of them would be likely.
I'm reminded of comments I've seen on people asking for more inclusive books, that characters of color, or QUILTBAG characters, should only be in a story when them being "that" is important to the plot, otherwise it's just distracting. I just... Damn, I should write up a blog post comparing that with demanding no protagonist may be male, unless the story is about him grappling with the whole male gender role nonsense, such as in Billy Elliot.