I'm really sad to hear you say that, but I understand that you have to do what makes you safe. I hate to think that this one boneheaded person has made you feel unsafe.
Know that this journal is a safe space, and if you wish to express your opinions here, I will not permit anyone to make attacks on you, flame you, or otherwise be disrespectful toward you.
I don't know if I would call my reviews brave. Okay, so maybe somebody comes along and yells at me. It still doesn't mean I face the kind of racism that people of color in America face. If anything, I feel like such a coward. I feel like it is insufficient. I mean, so I read and I say, "Hey, I thought this was bad" or "I thought that was a big racist".
Does it help? And what things did I miss? What racist tropes am I putting into my novel without realizing it? What mistakes will I make that hurts others who have been hurting for too, too long?
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Date: 2009-08-24 01:50 am (UTC)Know that this journal is a safe space, and if you wish to express your opinions here, I will not permit anyone to make attacks on you, flame you, or otherwise be disrespectful toward you.
I don't know if I would call my reviews brave. Okay, so maybe somebody comes along and yells at me. It still doesn't mean I face the kind of racism that people of color in America face. If anything, I feel like such a coward. I feel like it is insufficient. I mean, so I read and I say, "Hey, I thought this was bad" or "I thought that was a big racist".
Does it help? And what things did I miss? What racist tropes am I putting into my novel without realizing it? What mistakes will I make that hurts others who have been hurting for too, too long?