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Writing About Race: a collection of links:
These links all touch on race and writing, particularly from the standpoint of whites writing about people of color/people of different races. It's not a complete or comprehensive list but it's hopefully a place to start:
Note: None of these links have the magic secret key that will show you how to write about people of another race in such a way that you will never get something wrong or cause offense or otherwise screw up. But these links will help you learn to think about writing people of other races and cultures in such a way as to hopefully minimize any mistakes you might make. Letting go of fear is the first step.
( Writing About Race )
These links all touch on race and writing, particularly from the standpoint of whites writing about people of color/people of different races. It's not a complete or comprehensive list but it's hopefully a place to start:
Note: None of these links have the magic secret key that will show you how to write about people of another race in such a way that you will never get something wrong or cause offense or otherwise screw up. But these links will help you learn to think about writing people of other races and cultures in such a way as to hopefully minimize any mistakes you might make. Letting go of fear is the first step.
( Writing About Race )
So, I joined International Blog Against Racism Week (thanks to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
raisedbymoogles for mentioning that it was IBARW time in her LJ) and I did it for a variety of reasons:
1. As the icon says, I try to own my skanky race issues. Like any good white liberal, I try to think that I don't have any skanky race issues but deep down inside, I know better.
2. The discussion of subtextual racism in the Transformers movie hit me where I lived. And the uproar over Daily_Deviant's use of miscegination as a fic prompt pissed me off.
3. Because issues of race and color are yet another area where fandom is a warm and accepting place -- as long as you keep your mouth shut and don't make waves.
4. Because I have cousins who are People of Color and while I can't know what life is like for them, I can hate the fact that people hurt them.
5. Because racism is just plain wrong, damnit. And stupid.
6. Because I'm a shameless attention whore who likes blathering in my journal and having people read it so hey, I can take a stab at writing about something other than how giant robots have sex.
Note: Some spoilers for GI Joe: America's Elite below the cut.
( IBARW Entry #1 )
raisedbymoogles for mentioning that it was IBARW time in her LJ) and I did it for a variety of reasons:1. As the icon says, I try to own my skanky race issues. Like any good white liberal, I try to think that I don't have any skanky race issues but deep down inside, I know better.
2. The discussion of subtextual racism in the Transformers movie hit me where I lived. And the uproar over Daily_Deviant's use of miscegination as a fic prompt pissed me off.
3. Because issues of race and color are yet another area where fandom is a warm and accepting place -- as long as you keep your mouth shut and don't make waves.
4. Because I have cousins who are People of Color and while I can't know what life is like for them, I can hate the fact that people hurt them.
5. Because racism is just plain wrong, damnit. And stupid.
6. Because I'm a shameless attention whore who likes blathering in my journal and having people read it so hey, I can take a stab at writing about something other than how giant robots have sex.
Note: Some spoilers for GI Joe: America's Elite below the cut.
( IBARW Entry #1 )
