Hello there! I have a question as a white rpc member. I understand that non white members of this community are not a monolith and everyone has different opinions. I constantly hear calls for more diversity of faceclaims in the rpc. But then I've also been told that if I as a white person were to pick up and play a Black fc it would be akin to digital blackface and be offensive and harmful, so I've stuck with utilizing white fcs. Is this the wrong thing to be doing?
DEAR WHITE RPC — i literally have never heard anyone say that ? i think that that ‘ s not --- a smart point ? you are a writer , writing a character who is a person of color . people still in 2020 need to learn the difference between muse and mun . it ‘ s not like you ‘ re not saying : “ hey , look at me ! i ‘ m a poc ! ” and if you are , then , that ‘ s a whole other subject .
think about , for example , the percy jackson series . rick riordan is white , does that mean every character in the books should be white ? absolutely not . i think that white authors can , and should not only just include people of color in their stories , and pat themselves in the back for adding a poc as a background character , but write complex and diverse main characters of color . we need more representation everywhere . same goes for television , or hollywood .
that being said , i also want to say that if you write people of color , you obviously have to do some research beforehand , to do so respectfully .
this is just my opnion and my experience on the matter , and shouldn ‘ t be taken as an absolute truth . talk to your poc friends , educate yourself . followers , ( non white , obvi ) i ‘ d really appreciate if you could contribute to this if you have a different view on this than mine ?
* edit : please read the comments on this post .



















