[ SECRET POST #2713 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2713 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I do the same thing. As a POC myself, sometimes I want to read a story where the main character looks like me. Most of my fandoms are all or mostly white so I also use those particular tags as a way to find new fandoms with a more diverse cast. I may not actually join the fandom, but I may find an interesting story to read

To the anon above: it's very difficult to find an original story with a POC as the protagonist. There simply aren't that many out there, esp. on AO3 (believe me, I've looked). In the publishing world, books with non-white protagonists are a hard sell because, even in 2014, it's still widely believed that the "mainstream" audience can't relate to an Asian/Black/Hispanic/etc character. Same thing applies to other media as well

[(Anonymous)]

Basically all of this.

And while I realize that fanfic's characterizations of characters can be pretty far off from the source material, if I like the character enough then I will check out the source material.

Sometimes I just want to read about people like me. I don't see what is so odd about that.