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makethatelevenrings · 1 year

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Also funny you’re literally on your high horse about people writing for white characters when you yourself write for Jason Todd, who is white. Sorry but no one owes you anything. “Why don’t you write for Sam Wilson” because maybe they don’t want to. Stop making a fuss and just take steps to curate the content you wanna see like everyone else. It’s not a race thing it’s just how fandom works. If you can’t handle that, don’t be a part of it.

I know this comes from the same person so I just want to address this:

I am white. I benefit from the racial systems of oppression that dominate society and, therefore, it is my duty to work constantly to unlearn the systematic racism and prejudice that has been instilled in me. I have always seen myself on screen, in books, as superheroes, in history books, etc. I have never had to doubt my place in society because society has been built to cater to my race. My writing will at times reflect my race because I do fall into the same patterns of thought that I was raised with. But I will always welcome and encourage people to call me out if I fail to diversify my writing.

When we are writing works of fiction that are supposed to include everyone and we fail to recognize or include BIPOC, we have continued to uphold the societal norms of racial oppression. Fiction is a representation of our life and society and we, as white people, must make a conscious effort to consistently educate ourselves about unlearning our biases, being anti-racist, and amplifying the voices of activists who have already said these things.

This conversation is nothing new in fandoms. It is been said in every fandom space I have ever been in and I have been in fandom spaces for over a decade now. You state that "It’s not a race thing it’s just how fandom works" in response to me pointing out how people amplify a white character in a black character's tag. You failed to see the point of my argument and for that, I regret that I haven't done more work to educate my fellow white writers enough. It is not the duty of BIPOC creators to constantly have these conversations with you. They do not deserve the extra emotional labor and time you are asking of them. There are hundreds of resources out there and yet you refuse to engage with them, simply because of your pride and refusal to acknowledge the structures of power that exist in everything, yes, even in fanfiction.

I will not block the tag because, if requested, I will write Sam Wilson. I love Sam. I think he is a fucking amazing character with such a strong moral code and driven determination. I think he is an excellent Captain America and I'm very excited to see what future projects will include him. I regret that you have not been able to view him as the incredibly nuanced and deeply rich character that he is. I hope, in the future, instead of becoming reactive and offended by someone calling you out on your privilege, you pause for a moment and consider how you have upheld the power structures in place and, instead of lashing out, you seek to educate yourself.

And if you don't like it, you can always just block me <3

#honey.txt #racism in fandom

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