RT @ViragoX: Hans Christian Andersen wrote The Little Mermaid in 1837. It's not "a folk tale" or a myth. Her skin is described as transluce…

Not all books from diverse authors need to be inspired by their own cultures. Seeking diverse voices only for the books with “traditional aesthetics” is unfair. Sometimes we want to create original worlds too. But that doesn’t change the fact that we are still v much marginalized