tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post5818424525386968259..comments2018-12-20T05:29:51.617-08:00Comments on The Mad Reader: What Diversity Means to MeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667430696236055164noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-21923923268922161022017-07-21T05:55:23.666-07:002017-07-21T05:55:23.666-07:00I see them all the time on Twitter and I'm alw...I see them all the time on Twitter and I'm always shocked to see how many people agree with them. <br /><br />I'm glad you agree !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667430696236055164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-55300441696239421592017-07-21T05:49:51.293-07:002017-07-21T05:49:51.293-07:00You make a very good point. I think the #ownvoices...You make a very good point. I think the #ownvoices trend started with pretty good intentions but at the same time it shouldn't discourage authors to write about other cultures or characters different from them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667430696236055164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-40371385583483774222017-07-21T05:37:52.914-07:002017-07-21T05:37:52.914-07:00I know, it's crazy !I know, it's crazy ! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667430696236055164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-52061555727103841442017-07-21T05:36:29.544-07:002017-07-21T05:36:29.544-07:00THANK YOU ! You're absolutely right, we should...THANK YOU ! You're absolutely right, we should focus on the positive.<br /><br />Haha YES ! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667430696236055164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-89253862570688180452017-07-20T02:17:13.574-07:002017-07-20T02:17:13.574-07:00Great post, and I totally agree with everything yo...Great post, and I totally agree with everything you've said here! I'm the same in that I whole-heartedly support diversity in books, but I don't specifically read books because they are diverse. I just read books that sound good to me, and if there's diversity in them, then that's great! <br />I've definitely noticed a lot of the category 2 diversity supporters around recently though, and I think that hating on authors isn't the answer! As you say, they don't owe us anything, and it's entirely up to them what they write. If they choose to write something that shows diversity then that should be celebrated, but no one should be attacking them if they don't. Laura Cooksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535393070248355283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-80170764348680804902017-07-19T12:42:45.819-07:002017-07-19T12:42:45.819-07:00I do agree, and I also don't read books purely...I do agree, and I also don't read books purely based on how diverse they are. I choose books based on what sounds good. And you brought up some great examples of some of the harmful things going on. And let's not forget that many readers complain when a book doesn't have diversity, but they also complain when a non-marginalized author writes a book that's not #ownvoices. So yeah, I agree that authors don't owe us anything and that the best thing we can do to support diverse books as readers is to just read the ones we're interested in and spread the word about them.Kit @ Metaphors and Moonlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113986982046115579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-37961090565286278222017-07-19T08:15:43.328-07:002017-07-19T08:15:43.328-07:00Love this post! Honestly, I agree 100% when you sa...Love this post! Honestly, I agree 100% when you say that authors don't owe readers anything, because they don't. They don't even owe us books at all. And people have really been awful to some authors lately. Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065828205340837046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-17831188693772442122017-07-18T20:02:58.429-07:002017-07-18T20:02:58.429-07:00Wow great post. I love to read about diversity but...Wow great post. I love to read about diversity but I also agree that writers shouldn't be shamed/ attacked if they don't meet someone's criteria of "is it diverse enough?" Like you say, read it or don't read it, like it or don't like it, but don't expect everyone to be able to satisfy everyone. The Sarah Maas thing I guess is a case in point. <br /><br />I think we should just celebrate the writers or books that DO show diversity rather than attacking someone who doesn't. <br /><br />Oh and can we have the gay unicorn story? Someone write it please. :) Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.com