On Writing "The Other"
Ganked from metafandom.
I don't have much to add in the way of insightful reflection, but I wanted to share these posts.
The first: Whatever you're doing, you're probably doing it wrong. by matociquala
Excerpt: "Writing The Other without being a dick. ...If you can question your own cultural assumptions about what people ought to be like, and also the stereotypes you've probably assimilated without knowing it, you can hopefully write people who are not just like you."
And a response: I Didn't Dream of Dragons by deepad
Excerpt: "What I resent is the implication of accessibility. That it is as easy to understand people of different ethnicities and cultures as it is to understand the diverse experiences within the identities you share with people."
I don't have much to add in the way of insightful reflection, but I wanted to share these posts.
The first: Whatever you're doing, you're probably doing it wrong. by matociquala
Excerpt: "Writing The Other without being a dick. ...If you can question your own cultural assumptions about what people ought to be like, and also the stereotypes you've probably assimilated without knowing it, you can hopefully write people who are not just like you."
And a response: I Didn't Dream of Dragons by deepad
Excerpt: "What I resent is the implication of accessibility. That it is as easy to understand people of different ethnicities and cultures as it is to understand the diverse experiences within the identities you share with people."