BWFoster78
Myth Weaver
That's been your approach to the entire thread, hasn't it?
This entire thread, I've perceived that people are saying, "Diversity is good" without explaining why. I've explained problems I see with it and asked for an explanation. I see that as the opposite of dismissive.
You don't say, "Brian, please explain why you think this is so." You don't even seem to listen as I try to explain. Instead, you dismiss my answers as "rationalizations."
As for "prejudice," I'm talking about your statement that including a diverse element is necessarily weakening or detracting from the story, without having seen the actual story. I don't think you can make that determination without actually reading any given implementation of it to see if it works. That position is, by definition, prejudicial. You're making a determination prior to having seen the thing.
You and I both know that, given this subject matter, "predudice" is a loaded word.
Again, you seem to have no idea what I'm talking about as far as what tight writing and focus means.
merely that you're judging a work as weak or having random elements merely because of an idea, without having seen the actual work.
I'll try to explain again, but I get the feeling that you have no real desire to understand what I'm trying to say...
Early in Cars 2, Tow Mater encounters a lemon that needs to be towed. It's a humorous scene, and the introduction of the character of the lemon appears to be quite random. Turns out, the entire plot of the movie revolved around cars who are lemons trying to gain power in the world.
It's that kind of focus that I consider to be tremendous writing. If I'm going to introduce an element, that element should impact the plot.
You seem to feel that my fantasy world should mirror the real world. The real world has gay people and therefore my fantasy world should have gay people. I disagree. I think I should only add elements from the real world into my fantasy world if there is a story reason to have them.
It's a philosophy that I think works for me.
I thought you were the champion for writers finding their own way...