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Let me just say one thing about non-POC writing POC POV characters and thinking it's ok as long as they aren't writing "our stories" or "centering" our race/ethnicity/culture
I'm Black. I'm Black 24/7. Black when I'm dealing with a functional difference - like natural hair care
I'm Black. I'm Black 24/7. Black when I'm dealing with a functional difference - like natural hair care
or perception differences because I have to deal with people who have ideas about me as soon as they see me.
I am Black when dating and friending. Yes, I have had to weed out people who wanted to fetishize me or keep me as a token. I am Black when working as the rules for me
I am Black when dating and friending. Yes, I have had to weed out people who wanted to fetishize me or keep me as a token. I am Black when working as the rules for me
haven't always been the same as my non-Black coworkers. I am Black when I cook and Black when I clean. I am Black when I shop and Black when I choose entertainment.
I'm just saying, if you think you can write an authentic POC in a realistic setting w/o centering their ethnicity
I'm just saying, if you think you can write an authentic POC in a realistic setting w/o centering their ethnicity
-you are likely wrong and seeking to paint a generic character w/ a brown brush.
If you are cool w/ that, fine, but be honest about it.
Hell, I'm Black, queer, visually impaired, mentally ill, and apostate and there are POVs that I won't write because I don't get them.
If you are cool w/ that, fine, but be honest about it.
Hell, I'm Black, queer, visually impaired, mentally ill, and apostate and there are POVs that I won't write because I don't get them.
Because they are far afield from what I know or have seen.
Some things you can research, and some you have to understand.
Oh, and please do not compare writing a POC w/ writing a fantasy/mythological creature. It is insulting. POC are real and have real lived experiences.
Some things you can research, and some you have to understand.
Oh, and please do not compare writing a POC w/ writing a fantasy/mythological creature. It is insulting. POC are real and have real lived experiences.
