[ SECRET POST #2637 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2637 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I do recall RaceFail, yes, though I wasn't actively involved in it. A great deal of anger and frustration there. I realize that I don't speak for all POCs, but I wouldn't necessarily call a white author writing a POC "inappropriate". Risky, hell yes. Inappropriate? Hmmmmm. I'm not much in favor of rules (spoken or unspoken) that go, "If you're ________ you can't write ______". I also tend to believe that good writing is always the last word on these matters.


At the same time, I have quite a few white author friends who are now too nervous to write a POC character for many reasons. That's completely their right, but I think that if everyone felt that way, we're missing out. All writing is a gamble. Some writing is a riskier gamble than others. That's the perspective I try to maintain.

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ayrt

I also tend to believe that good writing is always the last word on these matters.

I used to think that, but I've been disabused! I've had someone call me a 'bad writer' for having an elf -- an elf -- behave in a way they didn't approve of, LOL!

As I've said elsewhere in the thread, I've come to the conclusion that my reluctance to write characters of colour is more about self preservation than racism, is grounded in the current climate, and will change when the climate changes. But I can't see myself pioneering the change.