: Re: How to write a convincing character with a opinion that differs from the author's? So I wrote a short text recently in which the character has a very strong political opinion (anti-LGBTQ), which

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I personally don't think Digital Dracula's answer is useful. You want to write a convincing bigot, which is fair. Think about why bigots are the way they are, their motives.

Sometimes, they have a strongly held religious beliefs that prevent them from being tolerant. They may have no problem with individual gay people but instead 'hate the sin'.

Others are bigoted towards people/groups associated with 'change'. Racism in Harlem spiked when the neighbourhood started transitioning from largely white to largely black, and people were afraid of this change. 'Nothing's like how it used to be', 'what was wrong with things as they were', and other sentiments along those lines were likely the thought patterns, until eventually it translated to 'blacks are destroying our way of life'.

We can all relate to having a set of principles we refuse to stray from even in the face of logic, or longing for a simpler time when you felt safe. Draw from the innate humanity of these otherwise inhumane views, and there you'll find your answer.

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