In which Alisa & Tansy talk #ownvoices, the nuance of diversity and the current trend for “authenticity” at the expense of author privacy.
WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET?
Yoon Ha Lee on #ownvoices & being outed as a trans author
Follow up from D Franklin on how authors of marginalised identities aren’t beyond criticism when writing about toxic or damaging tropes.
Corinne Duyvis & the origins of #ownvoices and its original intentions.
CULTURE CONSUMED:
Alisa: the news, the weather & PhD stuff
Tansy: In Other Worlds, Sarah Rees Brennan; A Taste of Honey, Kai Ashante Wilson
Check out Tansy moonlighting on the Fangirl Happy Hour podcast!
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