Hmm. Maybe it's not just research, but research + some sort of...empathy*? for one's characters (who are of a different race/culture). I mean, if we can have well-portrayed vampires and Vulcans, etc, we should be able to write people that way too.
*ETA: Or respect, I suppose. But that also runs into the problem of what respect means to different people. It's almost like, for some, POC should be grateful they show up in stories at all, never mind how they're portrayed.
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Date: 2010-02-10 12:02 am (UTC)*ETA: Or respect, I suppose. But that also runs into the problem of what respect means to different people. It's almost like, for some, POC should be grateful they show up in stories at all, never mind how they're portrayed.