Author of the story 'The 50k Bounty" there was a lot of controversy around it because it’s racist I think
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Yeah and I believe her comments on BLM kind of made people think of her as racist I’m not 100% sure though!
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Oh dear. I also saw some controversy around Alphan not supporting BLM and a few other authors.
I’m not sure why everyone is at each other’s throats about it. It’s all about belief. Yes, I support BLM, but I wouldn’t go shouting at a friend if they didn’t. Like if a friend is a different religion and doesn’t believe some of the things I believe in or think to be right, then I’m not going to pick a fight with her. I will respect her decision and move on.
Of course, if this person is being racist or doing bad things showing they’re racist, it’s a different story. Or doing what this thread is originally about.
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Its definitely controversial topics.
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I support the movement, I support the meaning. I don’t support the organization monopolizing off of it.
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Definitely.
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Yeah, I think about this stuff a lot.
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No offense but why would you even be friends with someone who doesn’t support black lives?
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Ikr.
It’s an example, I don’t have any friends that say they don’t support BLM, so it’s more of a metaphorical thing for the authors who don’t support it.
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That was really confusing, but I think you get what I’m trying to say.
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It’s probably with the merchandise and stuff. But it’s still weird to me that people care more about inanimate objects instead of people’s lives.
I don’t fully understand the mindset as I am not offended when a non Jew writes about the holocaust or jewish oppression. I see it as this, if you see a helicopter in a tree, you don’t need to be a pilot to know something is wrong. You don’t need to be jewish to know it hurts when people apply stereotypes to you. Now that’s just me and my experience, to each their own.
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That is quite a silly analogy that…doesn’t even convey the weight of the topic 
But alright, let’s see.
So taking your “analogy”, you don’t need to be a pilot to know something is wrong.
Of course not because a helicopter is not supposed to be in a tree because they were made to be in the air. People know this and can see it’s wrong. Basic common sense.
Now, are you the pilot in the helicopter in the tree with their life in danger? Are you actively living that fear of being caught in the tree? No? So then why are you standing there talking about the situation when you were just a mere bystander and wasn’t actually in danger?
Why would you feel the need to want to relay the life and struggles of an entire population when you are just a mere bystander to it all? Never once lived it?
There’s a big difference between simply seeing something and experiencing it and it’s painfully obvious which side a person is on depending on their portrayal of such hardships.
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You’re entitled to your opinion as am I. I don’t feel upset or victimized because someone wants to attempt to understand me and my people’s experiences. Not the best analogy but I still said what I said.
Also tbh I read like two sentences. I don’t need people trying to explain how i as a minority should think or feel.
Just wanted to let you know
Okay wow thank you so much for saying your opinion on this.
I was writing my story for the double life contest and it is about a black girl who experiences racism. I am not a POC.
I was trying to figure out wether it was okay or not to write the story I was writing when I have never experienced racism. I even posted a thread about it on here.
This thread is super helpful, though, to see what other people have to say about it, and it made me decide not to have her experience racism, or to change her race.
I’m not sure what exactly I will add to the story and take out yet, but your input really helped me, so thank you.
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Ok, this is getting messy but here:
in my opinion, certain things u must experience to accurately portray. Sorry, it’s true. As somebody who’s experienced a light Ed, I find it insensitive & sad when someone who has no idea what they’re talking abt, trying to present the emotions of a character as it happens. They can present it somewhere, as in, referring to it/coding it happen but describing the emotions & feelings someone living it would feel… no.
well, I feel like presenting the emotions of someone being exposed to racism if u’ve never experienced it, is not ur place. u’ll never understand, sry to my fellow white ppl, it’s not fair. yes, I believe showing a character who has experienced it is ok… but how could u possibly realistically present their emotions accurately? if u’ve never experienced such pain in ur life, it’s not urs to talk abt. I get u wanna feature it being seen & presented, ok. But pls, refrain from trying to describe the emotional feelings of those experiences. yes, if ur white u might have actively seen racism happen, u can research it & everything. But u have never in ur life felt what it feels like, so write abt smth u can understand n present properly.
Bc, let’s b real, if a white person decides to try describe what it feels like to experience racism, they’re gonna do it wrong & all ur gonna do is offend a ton of ppl, is that rlly what ur aiming for? 
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Really…?