Sorry to dip back into the BIPOC POV convo but I see lots of white writers asking how come BIPOC are "allowed" to write white characters. And first, we're not "allowed" many HAD TO in order to get published 3-4 years ago. And, secondly, we're "able" to write white POV because...
...we grew up reading almost exclusively white POV characters. And being told only white history. And shown how complex white characters are. (I read like conservatively 20-40 books per year since I was 11. So let's say I read ~500 different white POVs before I was pubbed)...
So yea, that's why BIPOC can write white POVs without all the extra research we ask white writers to do when writing BIPOC POVs. I mean I'm not even asking you to read 500 BIPOC POV books first, so I really think I'm being nice lol
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