So, in my big project, I've got a group of 12 kids, and I've felt like they're a realistically diverse group, but um, I was going back through my character plans, and... none of them are straight. Am I straining the bounds of realism too much? I don't real

Hello there, dear anon~

You seem to be in a pretty similar situation as that other Anon who came by here last weekend— but I think there’s a bigger point that needs to be addressed— and it deals with the nasty, nasty, word you have in your question.

Realism.

Realism.

Realism is a problematic thing. The concept of ‘realism’ is not objective, it varies from place to place, from person to person, and it changes with time. Yes, there are statistics out there— but how far down the rabbit hole do you w...