1. Write only people and characters and settings like yourself, or...
2. Explore, and accept that you might screw up and people will be offended and get mad at you.
You listen. You research. When people talk about being offended, you don't argue with them. You listen and when they have valid points, you try to learn and do better. But don't assume that it's everyone else's responsibility to educate you and help you.
::Shrug:: The latter has been the approach I've been trying to take while writing books about people of other genders, races, and sexual orientations. Don't know if any of that's helpful or not, so feel free to take it for whatever it's worth.
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2. Explore, and accept that you might screw up and people will be offended and get mad at you.
You listen. You research. When people talk about being offended, you don't argue with them. You listen and when they have valid points, you try to learn and do better. But don't assume that it's everyone else's responsibility to educate you and help you.
::Shrug:: The latter has been the approach I've been trying to take while writing books about people of other genders, races, and sexual orientations. Don't know if any of that's helpful or not, so feel free to take it for whatever it's worth.