Couldn’t agree more. I found myself thinking about this often after seeing the rubrics of the diversity category in story reviews. The thing is that diversity is a very broad term and it embodies a lot of aspects. It’s a growing one too, it’ll constantly have new elements added into the notion as the society changes.
It’s not just what’s noticed on the surface of a character. It’s deeper than that. It goes as far as interests, flaws, mindsets, fears, education and even the general outlooks on life. and many others that are already mentioned in the original post
They are widely overlooked although they enrich a character, add depth to the external scene. And thus, writers should be encouraged to consider these aspects too while shaping their characters.
These should bring as many diversity points as the generally accepted diversity elements do in those story reviews…
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