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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2014-04-22 06:51 pm

[ SECRET POST #2667 ]


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iceyred: By singlestar1990 (Default)

[personal profile] iceyred 2014-04-23 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
I think I like your suggestion better. Sometimes people like reading/watching characters who resemble them. Nothing wrong with that. Nothing wrong with saying 'Hey, I read this book about this character. She's . It's a great story, and X, Y, and Z happened, which I really loved. I know there aren't a lot of stories featuring characters who are . Would you be interested?'

If the other person doesn't want to read it then they always have the option of saying no. It's not that hard.

(Anonymous) 2014-04-23 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
Except the OP can't know what her coworker would like to read, in this case: would they want someone who looks like them, shares a culture with them, shares a religion with them or share an ethnicity with them or have the same nationality as them? These might very well be completely different things for someone who is from Pakistan. Saying "you should read this because you guys look alike!" just shows how ignorant you are about all of these topics and is frankly kinda rude.
iceyred: By singlestar1990 (Default)

[personal profile] iceyred 2014-04-23 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Except they could ask their co-worker what they like to read. Good gravy, they could even ask them if the portrayal of their culture was authentic, what the coworker thought of this character. Goodness, they could have a conversation!

I mean, I don't get offended when people ask about my culture or talk about books or media that feature it. I'm guessing that most people who are not jerks like it when others take an interest in their culture and it's portrayal in media.

I'm not the ignorant one here. I know how to have a conversation.
Edited 2014-04-23 17:27 (UTC)