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#Ownvoices
✨ Gray Aleksi ✨
Alakotila
I saw something the other day that should've been obvious, but it has had me thinking: queer folks writing queer work isn't automatically ownvoices -- for example, a white queer
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Sunny Singh
ProfSunnySingh
2021. Yet the resistance to #OwnVoices remains so horrifically high. Specially the condescending ‘I know about it but....’ I don’t think these people realise how much they reveal themselves and
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Justine Manzano
justine_manzano
I suffer from fibromyalgia and scoliosis as well as depression, anxiety, and ADHD. I am most certainly disabled. And this is a thread about how, no matter how well meaning
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🏳️🌈 Hailey Piper 🏳️🌈
HaileyPiperSays
Forcing queer authors to come out if they want to write about queer themes not only cuts characters like us off from being subjects by straight authors, but also suggests
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Emery Lee is not a girl
EmeryLeeWho
Can we talk about ownvoices, from a less white lens, for a second?I'm seeing comments like "this is why ownvoices is toxic" and "ownvoices does more harm than good" and
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K.A. Doore
KA_Doore
Did y'all already forget that it's only been a week since it became illegal to fire queer people?Ownvoices is GREAT but it should never, ever mean outing someone. I am
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skye · 淑婷 🍑🌿
shuurens
this blog tour company has been consistently dropping the ball in all of their work in the name of "boosting" ownvoices books & readers—why are we still letting them do
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Rae D. Magdon #BLM #PrideWasARiot
RaeDMagdon
Not to be a jerk, but some of y'all should pick up a book instead of reading fanfic exclusively. I've written 350+ fics. Love the accessibility, the focus on character
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May Peterson, Eldritch Monstergirl (she/her)
maidensblade
There’s an argument that we shouldn’t apply author identity wrt queer ownvoices to the same standards as other cases of ownvoices because a queer author may not be out.I respect
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Muktha Sikdar
MukthaSikdar
The importance of differentiating between Muslim rep and ownvoices. A thread:A lot of books by Muslim-identifying authors have been branded as Muslim representation, yet the characters don't show any signs
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KDWilliamson-Author
Rizzleslovr72
Good morning everyone. Good morning @goldencrownls as you continue to ignore me. Thank you for all the folks who are not. I woke up still black and still angry about
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XIRAN, Chinese History Memer
XiranJayZhao
Reminder: There is no single person from a given culture who can give you blanket permission to take inspiration from it. You can only get one opinion out of a
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Piper J. Drake
PiperJDrake
Buckle up. I have some thoughts about this situation and with utmost respect to my fellow BIPOC authors, I'm breaking this down in the hopes to bring some understanding to
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Jennifer Anne
kidsilkhaze
Do you listen to @NPRCodeSwitch? Did you hear their episode on the explanatory comma and the ever-present debate of how much context you need/should provide when talking about race and
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Middle Ground Book Fest
middlegroundbf
ATTENTION TWITTERERS. THIS IS ERIN ENTRADA KELLY (@erinentrada). I HAVE TAKEN OVER THIS ACCOUNT. LISTEN TO MY DEMANDS—(er, requests? "gentle suggestions," maybe?)—AND YOU CAN RETURN TO YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING.*tap
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Sarah Kapit
SarahKapit
I have some thoughts on disability representation and incidental diversity in #kidlit.Namely, I'd like to see more of it.So many times I see books with disabled characters where disability is
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