Okay.
That reads as a defense of this author for having tried to “understand other places, people, times through art,” however poorly she did so.
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It’s the idea in the abstract. Jesus wept. I’m not defending her, I’m defending AN IDEA.
But you do you.
1. Research is only the beginning, and barely even that.
12. Have you considered The Why, and have you considered The No?
This process requires soul searching and feeling uncomfortable. Without discomfort, we can’t grow. Sometimes, folks skip over the most basic questions: Why do you feel it falls to you to write someone else’s story? Why do you have the right to take on another’s voice? And should you do this? The answer isn’t always no — as writers, we are constantly entering other people’s heads. But too often we don’t stop to consider whether it’s the right thing to do. Sometimes, the answer is no.
Don’t fret over the fact that it’s Buzzfeed, Daniel José Older knows what he’s talking about here. Frankly, I will take his word and experience dealing with the publishing industry as an “other” before I will Stephen King and certainly before random commenters on a blogsite.
Based on her own admissions, Jeanine Cummings fell down at the first hurdle.
Oh, and despite the defensive white people in the comments to that article, he’s not saying “don’t write anyone different from you”, he is saying be careful how you do it. Because it is very easy – especially when coming from a dominant culture and writing about one with lesser power – to fuck it up royally.
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You’re defending the idea that we have to give the benefit of the doubt to a white writer who is usurping other people’s stories for her own advancement.
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Thinking this shit isn’t racist (the screenshots):
Running for Congress in California, folks.
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Her district is very white and Republican.
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Ah, pandering to the cheap seats then.
Or rather, the expensive ones.
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[dogs in Flint tweet]
I swear to god there are probably white people who would be angry that people in Flint have dogs, saying that if you can’t get clean water for your dogs you shouldn’t get a dog.
We all know it’s true.
[I call everyone “girl”]
Nothing tops off your “I meant no offense” post like calling a black man, “boy”.
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So, what exactly were the safety concerns? That she would be attacked with pointed questions?
White culture: where criticism = genuine death threats.
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I mean, isn’t that just flat out terrorism? A white woman being made to feel uncomfortable and sad? /s
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I suspect that the perceived threat was to the book’s sales numbers.
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Well, they did give her a 7 figure contract, so they deserve to get that returned in sales of the book… /s
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Oh, the humanity.
Again:
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Yes, awesome viddie, awesome book.
But what’s AGT? Let me guess, America’s Got Talent?
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So, basically the Three-Fifths Compromise never really went away?
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As with slavery, it just changed its form.
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Sad how so many white adults need to be talked to about this stuff like they’re 5 year olds.
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