C.E. Morgan - The idea that writing about characters of another race requires a passage t

The idea that writing about characters of another race requires a passage through a critical gauntlet, which involves apology and self-examination of an almost punitive nature, as though the act of writing race was somehow morally suspect, is a dangerous one. This approach appears culturally sensitive, but often it reveals a failure of nerve. I believe the demand that we ought to reveals a species of fascism within the left - an embrace of political correctness with its required silences, which has left people afraid to offend or take a stand.

- C.E. Morgan

source: Source: www.commonwealmagazine.org

topic: Believe, Writing, Character, Gauntlet