I feel so bad...
So, I posted a fic for a prompt on the sherlockbbc_fic meme and - unthinkingly - wrote sentence that an anon reader found offensive:
Re: Fill: Mother Dearest (1/?)
(Anonymous)
2011-03-21 06:48 pm Each one was dark and filthy
Do you mean dark-skinned? Because that's kind of the implication, and if so, um...wow. Kind of a problem.
I put this as a reply:
Re: Fill: Mother Dearest (1/?)
she_burns1
2011-03-21 08:47 pm No, god no! I meant dark and filthy as in smudged with dirt and such - I never even thought of it that way! :(((
But I can see how that could be misconstrued! I can't edit this now that it has been commented on, so I shall have to make it more clear on my lj when I post it - thanks for pointing it out - sorry again!
...but I still feel really bad! And I don't know if the anon reader will ever see that I didn't mean it the way she/he took it - I'm probably being over sensitive/worried but still *is sad/feels bad*
*EDIT*
Okay, so now I feel loads better - not only did beansidhe_baby leave me some lovely comments, but the anon DID come back and things got addressed!
Re: Fill: Mother Dearest (1/?)
(Anonymous)
♥! No worries. :D These things can happen. I was just going "ummm does that mean what it sounds like?" And I figured if it didn't, you would probably want the unfortunate implications pointed out. ;)
Re: Fill: Mother Dearest (1/?)
she_burns1
2011-03-21 09:31 pm
Oh no, really, thanks - I'll make sure to fix it in the edit! ;)
Very relieved the anon came back - I'm one of those weird people who'll obsess and obsess over this kind of thing, so now I feel much better.
Re: Fill: Mother Dearest (1/?)
(Anonymous)
2011-03-21 06:48 pm Each one was dark and filthy
Do you mean dark-skinned? Because that's kind of the implication, and if so, um...wow. Kind of a problem.
I put this as a reply:
Re: Fill: Mother Dearest (1/?)
she_burns1
2011-03-21 08:47 pm No, god no! I meant dark and filthy as in smudged with dirt and such - I never even thought of it that way! :(((
But I can see how that could be misconstrued! I can't edit this now that it has been commented on, so I shall have to make it more clear on my lj when I post it - thanks for pointing it out - sorry again!
...but I still feel really bad! And I don't know if the anon reader will ever see that I didn't mean it the way she/he took it - I'm probably being over sensitive/worried but still *is sad/feels bad*
*EDIT*
Okay, so now I feel loads better - not only did beansidhe_baby leave me some lovely comments, but the anon DID come back and things got addressed!
Re: Fill: Mother Dearest (1/?)
(Anonymous)
♥! No worries. :D These things can happen. I was just going "ummm does that mean what it sounds like?" And I figured if it didn't, you would probably want the unfortunate implications pointed out. ;)
Re: Fill: Mother Dearest (1/?)
she_burns1
2011-03-21 09:31 pm
Oh no, really, thanks - I'll make sure to fix it in the edit! ;)
Very relieved the anon came back - I'm one of those weird people who'll obsess and obsess over this kind of thing, so now I feel much better.