08-31-2015, 09:03 PM
Shulk Wrote:I care more about writing/reading good stories than reading things that fill a diversity quota. You can't force diversity, authors have to be comfortable writing a diverse cast. A shitty story doesn't magically become better because it's diverse, and badly written "diverse" characters are way, way worse than a cast of all white, straight characters (although even then that isn't even a bad thing to begin with.)
Criticizing something because it's not diverse doesn't help things either. Writing's an art, and writers should be able to choose not to write something they don't understand without having their work criticized. It's superficial, and it lets bad writers get away with things others wouldn't because they filled that magical diversity quota. I agree that we need diversity, but the way it's getting pushed rubs me the wrong way.
That's all I have to say about that.
I think you just managed to summarize my point of view on this Shulk. Thank you. :-)