Talk:Sophie Elizabeth Foster/@comment-2604:3D09:737F:DA3F:6890:9935:FD35:8131-20190224040340/@comment-2604:3D09:737F:DA3F:D469:6EB0:5698:922F-20190225004859

I'm not trying to hate on the books, I'm just trying to point out that they aren't as perfect as some people make them seem. If "race doesn't matter", then why can't Shannon messenger add more representation? I get that it' a kids book but that doesn't really excuse it for underrepresenting people. I grew up reading about straight, white protagonists, but I myself am Chinese and bisexual so only finding popular books with protagonists, or just characters in general, who weren't like me was a huge letdown. Reading books is a way to escape reality for a while, but I also read it so I could pretend that I could be like the characters in books someday, and if you aren't represented in most books, that's a bit hard. Not seeing a character like yourself in books can actually be really damaging to someone's self-esteem, so I think it's important that books represent everyone. I enjoy the series, I really do. I've read it many times, and I still love it. Sophie is my bean, and I think she's adorable and cute, but sometimes she really does annoy me because of how perfect she is. Also, using the excuse that it's a kids book is kind of flawed in my opinion because does that mean that we can't teach kids about important issues in our world? Also, so many other kids books have important issues that people face in the world in them, and they also represent everyone, such as Percy Jackson, so I think that if all authors don't include much representation in their books, they should try harder. I also realize that Shannon Messenger never intended to write a book like this, but I think sometimes people do, accidentally. And @mallowmeltmuffin, I totally agree, and yes he's a cliche, but I also love the depth that Shannon gave him!