Yes, I do want to live by the advice: don't see the story you want? Write it yourself

[jmtorres]

happydork wrote an interesting entry examining why her own writing didn't reflect the diversity of characters she wants to read about. I thought both the entry and the conversation it sparked were fascinating and I encourage you to go look at it and post your own thoughts because I want to see what more people think!

I look back at the last dozen stories I've written and find I have a similar problem with focusing on the love lives of white dudes despite my broader interests. I think for me the socialized programming to accept the white dude perspective as normative in fiction is something I have to think about to overcome even though my intellectual beliefs concern greater representation of a variety of perspectives in fiction, both fan and media, to the end of normalizing being a not-white/not-dude/not-assorted-currently-normative-states.

Comments

[thedivinegoat]

That's a pretty awesome post.

*cough*Amita in space*cough*

[jmtorres]

Hee. (Yes! Amita in space! I heart her, why am I not writing more of that.)

[thedivinegoat]

Yes, why are you not writing more of that? :-p

I rewatched Numb3rs for the first time in ages yesterday. Peter Burke was a crooked Bank Manager. And even though I'd watched it before, (and on first viewing had pegged him immediately as a villain) I just couldn't buy him as a bad guy. Even when they took him away in handcuffs.

I'd also forgotten how hot Don was.

[jmtorres]

Why am I not writing more of that is TOTALLY my point! *facepalm*

And yes, Don is unexpectedly hot. I still blame niqaeli for this fact. --although it is honestly aided by the fact that he now goes to temple.