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Have you watched @bridgerton on #Netflix? If so, then you& #39;re among the 82 million viewers to watch the streamer’s most popular series. But there’s one key difference between the show and the Bridgerton books: many of the show’s characters are Black. https://thewalrus.ca/adding-colour-to-the-romance-genre/">https://thewalrus.ca/adding-co... 1/5
Authors, publishers, and fans have long tried to justify the genre’s lack of diversity by arguing that racialized characters wouldn& #39;t have interacted with white characters in the era these books take place. But this assumption is inaccurate. More here: https://thewalrus.ca/adding-colour-to-the-romance-genre/">https://thewalrus.ca/adding-co... 2/5
Bridgerton author Julia Quinn’s eight-book series contains not a single racialized character—and only one who is queer. The show, meanwhile, features multiple Black actors in prominent roles, and fans are celebrating, writes @notzeahaa. https://thewalrus.ca/adding-colour-to-the-romance-genre/">https://thewalrus.ca/adding-co... 3/5
Historical romance has traditionally consisted of a white man and a white woman falling in love and living happily ever after. But the success of a diversified @bridgerton is proof that representation in romance matters. Read @notzeahaa& #39;s story here: https://thewalrus.ca/adding-colour-to-the-romance-genre/">https://thewalrus.ca/adding-co... 4/5
Publishers are finally starting to take note and put more money behind diverse titles. Are these signs of a changing romance industry? Read @notzeahaa’s full story about adding colour to the romance genre here: https://thewalrus.ca/adding-colour-to-the-romance-genre/
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