Can writers write about any experience they haven't experienced themselves?

Of course I’d like it to be represented and talked about (because ignoring racism is part of racism itself I believe), but I try to avoid writing about racism in particular because it’s a hard topic to talk about and can be offensive if not done perfectly like you.

I have a POC in my story, but I don’t have her experiencing racism. I guess that’s better than representing it wrong.

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