Insider/Outsider Debate

I think that it is very hard to determine who should write multicultural/diverse literature because there is so much to think about when discussing this topic. I do think that both insiders and outsiders should write about multicutlural/diverse literature. Although, many outsiders get the material wrong about a specific cullture, they may not always be incorrect. I think that outsiders can do a lot of research to make sure that what they are writting about is correct and it is nice to read books from an outsiders perspective. I think it is also a good thing for insiders to write literature because we must know that perspective from the inside view. I think that outsiders may have just as much correct information as insiders do and the material that they write is just as correct. I do not think that there should be a rule about who writes multicultural/diverse literature but I do believe that there should be much research done on the topics to find the correct information. I think that a book written to reflect a specific race, religion, culture, etc. should have the proper information about that race, religion, culture, etc.

Sara Graef