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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
But I still find it off-putting. Again, minstrel shows would be a good comparison for it. And I doubt you would defend them saying it's cool if it makes money.
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I'm not defending them or saying it's cool. It just is what it is. Yes, in a perfect society all writers could publish based solely on the quality of their work (but that would be problematic too, because quality is very subjective; one man's bread and so on. Who will judge?). Unfortunately we don't live in a perfect society.
And what would be the alternative? Suburban moms would still outnumber LGBT writers. Not permitting anyone to write about things they don't have personal experience with? That's certainly not viable.