Hey, I& #39;m ticked off.

Let& #39;s talk briefly about Becky Albertalli.

Like. I don& #39;t know where this assumption came, first of all, that Becky is not a marginalized author and is "faking" her marginalizations.

She. Is. Jewish. And. She. Is. Bi.

Stop invalidating her.

Becky and I were both part of the original We Need Diverse Books team. This was right before she got her Simon deal.

Nowhere, in that time or now, has Becky claimed to be ownvoices, intended to take a seat or got a big, splashy deal. It was very quiet and small at that time.

I understand the frustration felt by OV authors who publishing is holding out, and I understand the issue with cis women getting book deals to write outside of their lane.

But this is NOT it.

It& #39;s not been it.

Bullying Becky does not open up seats. It doesn& #39;t cure the systemic problem.

The fact that a Jewish author is, today, grappling with being called a member of the KKK? Like?

What does this SOLVE?