Just saw a recent thread where an editor said a book about a QPOC written by a white queer author is Own Voices, and y& #39;all don& #39;t be paying attention do y& #39;all.

You seriously only hold on to the information about representation that suits your needs.

What& #39;s wild is this thread is about "an editors responsibility when it comes to representation and own voices," and talks about how editors kinda aren& #39;t responsible and rep from anywhere is technically okay, right?

And what& #39;s REALLY wild is this thread is from the editor that acquired the recently announced fire knife dancer book by a white author.

Honestly, it feels like that thread was an attempt to preemptively provide cushion against any pushback the book might receive. It& #39;s shady.