Because of my ambiguous skin tone, I am often taken for races other than Latin; I've been called everything from black to Korean to Hawaiian. This amuses me now, but in years past I considered it vital, a survival mechanism. My mother was obsessed with the idea that I needed to "pass" in white society by any means necessary to ensure my future ( Read more... )

Not much, but I made them myself: four icons for IBARW. Zoe's a general IBARW icon, and the other three are some of my (least) favorite media PoC stereotypes: the Asian Nerd (Toshiko Sato from Torchwood), the Black Sidekick (Martha Jones from Doctor Who), and the Sexy Latina (Inara from Firefly.) Feel free to use. Crediting me would be greatly ( Read more... )

This year I'm participating in ibarw, International Blog Against Racism Week. If you're interested in participating, please check out this post.

So, um, if things seem a little different around here, that's why. :D