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Desi Parenthood, Adoption, and Stereotypes
> I have a story set in the modern day with supernatural traces, with > three characters: a young boy, his bio dad, and his adoptive dad. > The boy and his bio dad�...
Sri Lankan Fairies and Senegalese Goddesses: Mixing Mythology as a Mixed Creator
@reydjarinkenobi asked: > Hi, I’m half Sri Lankan/half white Australian, second gen > immigrant though my mum moved when she was a kid. > > My main character for�...
hi, i hope you’re doing well today! i’m looking to crea...being offensive. what are your thoughts on this design choice?
BLACK GODDESS WITH CLOUDS FOR HAIR I think this is a cool idea! You’ve got regular Black characters (women?) too, so even better. Not that there seems to be any poor implications with having t...
What Makes an Ethnic Villain “Ethnic” or “Villainous?” How Do You Offset it?
anonymous asked: > Hello WWC! I have a question about the antagonist of my story. She > is (currently) Japanese, and I want to make sure I’m writing her > in a way...
(Part One) Hi, I am planning this fantasy series all set in... and I wanted to give them features from different real races.
> I read all your asks about fantasy races but I there wasn't one that > talked about a fantasy world with no humans. My question is: is > still othering to have po...
How do I respectfully discuss the topic of diversity with a...l as assigning a race to an “ambiguous” character?
Anonymous asked: > My co-author and I, for context, are both white and in highschool. > For the main cast of our story, each of us ended up creating three > character...
My alternate universe fantasy colonial Hong Kong is more au...t but less homophobic than in real life, should I change that?
@floatyhands asked: > I’m a Hongkonger working on a magical alternate universe dystopia > set in what is basically British colonial Hong Kong in the late > 1920s. My�...
Any advice for handling race in reincarnation situations?
@swamp-spirit asked: > I’m writing a story that includes characters being reincarnated > with completely different appearances. It’s a fantasy world, and > most of the...
Diversity Win: Is “Crazy Rich” POC Representation Necessarily Empowering?
writingwithcolor : > sodapopsculptor asked: > >> I’m writing a story with two sets of protagonists: A trio with a >> Black girl, a Latino, and a Vietnamese-Ameri...
Zombies are Zombies: Cultural Relativism, Folklore, and Foreign Perspectives
> She obviously started getting into media in Japan, and (from my > research into Japanese media and culture), Japan’s movies about > zombies are mostly comedic, since�...
Black woman’s skin turns blue from powers; is this whitewashing/erasure?
Anonymous asked: > I have a character in a comic I’m hoping to write one day. She’s > a light skinned black woman(she’s half white if that helps!) > living in N...
Am I handling the black woman character’s murder well?
@selfdxd2 asked: > Hello! My current project is a crime fiction set in KY, USA in which > the instigating action is the death of a young black woman (W), with > the...
How can non-Jewish writers include Jewish characters in supernatural stories without erasing their religion in the process?
Anonymous asked: > I have a short story planned revolving around the supernatural with > a Jewish character named Danielle (who uses they/them pronouns). > Danielle will ...
Is it less offensive to have my black sheriff be a scaredy-cat or trigger-happy?
joeyyygunslinger asked: > I’m conceptualizing a wild-west (I haven’t and never will pick a > state/year, it’s just a generic wild-west setting) black comedy > comic ...
Diversity Win: Is “Crazy Rich” POC Representation Necessarily Empowering?
sodapopsculptor asked: > I’m writing a story with two sets of protagonists: A trio with a > Black girl, a Latino, and a Vietnamese-American boy who all come > from m...
Characters reconnecting with their ancestral cultures in an interplanetary setting
@pixiedustandpetrichor asked: > Hi! I am writing a novel with three main female characters in an > interplanetary setting. They grow up as orphans in an Irish-coded > c...
Author with cultural disconnect: How do I write without making it seem as if I hate my own heritage?
Anonymous asked: > I’m a white-passing Asian author, and I’ve never felt all that > connected with my heritage. > > My current story centers on a fairy (re: fantas...
Dark features/people as blessed, white and light people as sick
ladyoftheseastuff asked: > I’m writing a fantasy story where the world is permanently covered > in snow & ice. The people share a common culture & are loyal to > the...
(Part One) Hi, I am planning this fantasy series all set in... and I wanted to give them features from different real races.
> I read all your asks about fantasy races but I there wasn't one that > talked about a fantasy world with no humans. My question is: is > still othering to have po...
Final Deletion Log Update for Asks Submitted 11/01-11/30
The deletion log has been updated for the final submissions that came in 11/28-11/30. Apologies for the delay! Please be sure to give the log a final check to see whether or not your ask has be...