Amen.

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Discussions of race are always, always framed in such a way as to put the onus for explaining and educating on the people of color; its no different in fandom. The "I can't write about characters of color because I'll get it wrong" argument has a subtext, to those of us who've heard it over and over and over again, of, "You people are never satisfied!" instead of "How can I get it right?" Coming from people who routinely write about gay men when they're neither gay nor male, that always leaves me puzzled. And shouldn't every writer ask "How can I get it right?" about all aspects of characterization?

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Also:

You know how I realized that was stupid, anyway? When I noticed there are people out there who think they can't write Martha/Mickey/etc because they'll get characters of color wrong, and then they go and write about a 900-year-old time-travelling alien.

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Thank you,
starkeymonster