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Q&A Protagonist's race is hidden - should I reveal it?

Arguments can be made for both choices. I can only speak to what I've tried myself. I have a project I've been working on for some time that has diversity in cast. At no point do I explicitly stat...

posted 5y ago by Canis Animus‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:44:48Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/44724
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Canis Animus‭ · 2019-12-08T11:44:48Z (about 5 years ago)
Arguments can be made for both choices. I can only speak to what I've tried myself.

I have a project I've been working on for some time that has diversity in cast. At no point do I explicitly state any character's race or ethnicity. Sure, there are some hints in dialogue and such, but that's not the point of the story.

I've left races intentionally ambiguous in this project. Part of my reasoning is that I don't want it to become a focal point of the story. But besides that, by not detailing any character's racial identity, I'm making it easier for the readers to identify with, and invest in, any of the characters that might speak to them

I hope that's helpful.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-04-22T20:06:14Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 3