I’ve been thinking through how to represent problematic (really, racist) thinking of characters. Is there a way to acknowledge (and address) it in literature?
Going to add to the "another topic I neglected to mention" list. :) I personally am physically disabled and one of the major themes of my Big Damn Scifi is "what it means to have a body." I have a fairly diverse group of characters and I realize that BIPOC bodies are often abused in media. I am concerned that even though body autonomy is a topic that impacts every one of my characters I'm afraid that I will trip into adding to that horrible trope.
I’ve been thinking through how to represent problematic (really, racist) thinking of characters. Is there a way to acknowledge (and address) it in literature?
ReplyDeleteGoing to add to the "another topic I neglected to mention" list. :) I personally am physically disabled and one of the major themes of my Big Damn Scifi is "what it means to have a body." I have a fairly diverse group of characters and I realize that BIPOC bodies are often abused in media. I am concerned that even though body autonomy is a topic that impacts every one of my characters I'm afraid that I will trip into adding to that horrible trope.
ReplyDeleteWas "The Lesson" also written by Toni B?
ReplyDeleteWhen introducing diverse characters, what should be the approach to physical descriptions?
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