NYTimes: Who Can Write About What? A Conversation With Roxane Gay and Jay Caspian Kang.

Who Can Write About What? A Conversation With Roxane Gay and Jay Caspian Kang. nyti.ms/3NWBnB3

Two writers debate writing across identity lines — and how to respond when an author gets it really wrong.

When does creative license become cultural appropriation? Take “American Dirt” and “The Help,” two books by white authors that drew criticism for their portrayals of characters of color. Artists’ job is to imagine and create, but what do we do when they get it wrong?

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