Every Time A Black Writer On Here Gets A Message Asking Them (or Really Demanding Them) To Write White

every time a black writer on here gets a message asking them (or really demanding them) to write white readers, i just think about that interview toni morrison did that one time where the interviewer asked if she’ll ever write about white people in a substantial way and the way she just said to them “you can’t even begin to understand the racism of that question” or something along those lines. fandom in general, and fic in particular, has alienated black, and poc overall, readers since day one and for all the posts about diversity in fanfic that circulate on here, i never see anons holding their faves who write white readers accountable for more diversity. instead, you accost black writers making a space for themselves to make room for you. you who can suspend all disbelief to read about readers who are assassins and mutants, but can’t change or ignore features in a poc reader fic so you don’t feel “uncomfortable” (which, by the way, is an issue in and of itself). black people are allowed to tell stories that include us explicitly. full stop. and no one is asking you to read those stories if you don’t want to. coming into black/poc writers’ spaces to tell them they can’t include themselves in the fanfic world is racist point blank and you will never have any legs to stand on in that argument. so just… shut up. stay on blogs that cater to you and leave us alone lmaooo

I think I’m gonna have to just… throw in the towel and, if you can see that I’m pregnant, I’ll just have to… own it, so I may be… Well, my baby may be debuting itself on the awards. I’m going to be a mommy.

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Genuine question, I apologize if this sounds insincere, but why do you tag your works as black!reader even when the reader’s race or skin color isn’t explicitly mentioned? Do you not think that that might effect the amount of reblogs you get? I know I don’t reblog woc!readers because I know those aren’t written for me, so I don’t add them to my reading list. Sorry if I’m sounding rude, I’m just genuinely curious.

Welp. You do sound rude and you are raggedy for this shit. Sit in that.

Tbh I read stories on here with mood boards with white women in them even though it says reader! on it. It’s prolly not written for me, but I enjoy stories so I’ve read them. Just like every WOC on here who gets to read stories that ‘aren’t for them’. Why? Cause that’s the trend and mostly reblogged around here. 

It’s so crazy. Like do you read scifi? Romance? How do you watch movies? Do you just skip them cause ‘they aren’t for you’ or ‘you can’t relate cause you aren’t Steve Rogers’? 

And the reason my stories are Black!Reader is because I am Black. They are written in the event I decide to describe skin tone, eye color (which is rare). I came on this site knowing I wouldn’t get as much attention and you prove the reason why. My stories have depth, they can be read by anyone who wants to stop and pretend for a bit. Notes?! Pfffffffffffffffft. I don’t have a single story over a 1k in notes, but I know the right people are reading them and it’s fine by me. So please do me a solid and never come back here. Enjoy your privilege.