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Daily Archives: January 26, 2020

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The Hero Print: Why the “Default” Character Model Needs to Change

ArtBy Eesha SohailJanuary 26, 20201 Comment

When I was in middle school, my friends and I loved writing short stories. We would post them on a forum, eager for feedback from other readers. One friend wrote a story where the main character was a Pakistani girl named Iman – “belief” in Arabic. I clearly remember thinking afterwards: “Well, that’s unrealistic. That’s…

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