ur fave is problematic: me
- has abandonment issues
- im never quiet
- i will refer to you as “my friend” to other people if we’ve talked more than twice
i really like the advice “write marginalized characters but don’t write about marginalization unless you experience it”
absolutely i think cis people should expand their horizons and write trans characters, but they shouldn’t write stories about being trans. likewise i think allistic / NT authors should write about autistic characters! but not stories about being autistic.
represent us. absolutely. but don’t tell our stories. let us do that.
This is the best explanation/advice I have ever seen on this subject. As a non-marginalised, neurotypical writer: THANK YOU.
