Just gonna throw this out there because I am not white. It’s called being socially responsible. Do I need to write a 5 page monologue on BLM in my erotic rom com? No. Do I need to make sure there is a moral compass in my books to show readers that I give a fuck? Yeah.
All manner of things can happen in any kind of story, BUT if you do introduce bigotry it is your job as a writer to say, inside the narrative, this is wrong and my main characters know this is wrong. Falling for a slave owner kinda misses that point by miles.
Btw I have fucked up and been called out for bad rep that I thought was good early in my career and I was grateful for it. I did make a mistake and I learned what those mistakes can mean to readers. You learn, you grow. You don’t thread for 2 whole days.
AND ANOTHER THING! White authors have the luxury of ignoring bigotry in real and in their work. If I’m writing about any people my lens on the world and social issues is going to be different because I see things that white peoples don’t see. Like how you cant cut in line 😀

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