Indeed. It still falls into the group of nurses watching shows about nurses, doesnt it? If you're going to write a story about something, I don't think you have to be that thing, but you need to know enough to satisfy the audience you're including.

The inclusion bit is a whole other issue. My biggest gripe there is what it's doing to the younger writers that want to create but are paralyzed because they don't want to offend anyone.

I believe you can write whatever you want, in whatever way you want, but you need to be mindful of who your audience is and actually learn about the factual elements that you use.

The writer fear thing is from not understanding the value behind freedom of speech. You shouldn't feel pressured to write a story that will please absolutely everyone. If you do, you'll please no one. Just write a story that will be the highest value for your audience.

Can you imagine trying to include all of the genres in a single, linear narrative? 😆 That's essentially what people are attempting when they flex a story to encompass more folks.