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Originally Posted by astrangerhere
The notion that increasing diversity costs talent carries with it the implicit assumption that minorities are less talented than the people you are comparing them to.
Also, we should be clear, women, trans authors or books with gay characters might not be the best book for you, but some of us are rather enjoying FINALLY seeing ourselves reflected in the genres we read.
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Not correct. Looking for the best book will produce the best book. (of course, what makes a book "best" is subjective).
Putting ANY other qualification on "best book" -- will thus likely NOT produce the "best book" but the "best book that is also <insert other criteria here>".
It is adding those other criteria to "best book" that explicitly assumes that <list of criteria> members aren't winning on "best book" merits.