We Write What We Know

 People write what they know. 

A white heterosexual Mormon women will write about a world that she knows. If homosexuality is not common in HER world then she will not write about it. If the people SHE is surrounded with are majorly white, THEN THEY WILL BE WHITE in her writings. 

Let me repeat:

People. Write. What. They. Know.

They do not mean to cause harm or make a political statement, when they don't include a race, religion, or sexuality. 

Now, if you want to argue that [insert issue here] is more common these days or whatever, then sure go ahead, but before you do, remember two things:

1) Just because something is common if your world does not mean it is common in someone else’s. The world does not revolve around you. You can see it has one way and the person next you can see it another way. 

2) PEOPLE. WRITE. WHAT. THEY. KNOW.