I acknowledge it is a difficult topic. I'd like to think that I'd never read something solely because it was written by a writer I consider diverse--it would simply be one factor along with others like whether I actually think the work sounds interesting and whether the characters grab me.
I'm fortunate enough to have access to a truly enormous quantity of reading material. I would be saddened to find myself reaching for the same voices, voices that contribute to the toxic worldview
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I acknowledge it is a difficult topic. I'd like to think that I'd never read something solely because it was written by a writer I consider diverse--it would simply be one factor along with others like whether I actually think the work sounds interesting and whether the characters grab me.
I'm fortunate enough to have access to a truly enormous quantity of reading material. I would be saddened to find myself reaching for the same voices, voices that contribute to the toxic worldview <user=kaberett> mentions. That worldview may not be erasing me (being, as I am, in almost all ways in the privileged majority) but it is erasing my friends.
I suspect that by not paying attention I am reaching for those voices. But I don't know. This is one way to help me find out.
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I'm fortunate enough to have access to a truly enormous quantity of reading material. I would be saddened to find myself reaching for the same voices, voices that contribute to the toxic worldview
I'm fortunate enough to have access to a truly enormous quantity of reading material. I would be saddened to find myself reaching for the same voices, voices that contribute to the toxic worldview <user=kaberett> mentions. That worldview may not be erasing me (being, as I am, in almost all ways in the privileged majority) but it is erasing my friends.
I suspect that by not paying attention I am reaching for those voices. But I don't know. This is one way to help me find out.
I hope this makes some kind of sense.