#reader inclusion

“her breasts and perky rosy, pink nipples”

“for her petite physique”

Well damn , give her a name and we’re good to go 💀 the reader having a backstory , yeah no problem it’s cool but why do you have to describe the physical traits ? Just make an OC

Back story + physical description = OC

Back story + no physical description = reader insert

If he can see it , it means she is red no ?

Hey Non POC writers here’s a little advice on when to tag your fics as White!Reader instead of just Reader.

1. If you use any white coded language in the fic (ie, blushing, white knuckling, running fingers through reader’s hair, describing skin as “creamy”, pink nipples, etc), tag your fic as White!Reader.

2. If you have the reader related in ANY way (unless specifically stated that reader is adopted —although that still raises questions) to a non-POC character in the movie or tv show, tag your fic as White!Reader.

3. If you ONLY use pictures of non-POC women and children in your moodboards (that goes for gifs too), tag your fic as White!Reader.

4. And finally, if you get the sudden urge to give the reader in your fic a name, then it’s no longer a reader and should actually be tagged as an Original Character.

Now if you truly want to know how to be more inclusive in your fics, please by all means, reach out. My inbox is open for any questions you have. A simple Google search can help too. Or you can use my favorite Guide right here.

This is also not up for debate. I’m still going to call out authors on their lack of inclusion in their fics. I’ve said this a thousand times, and I’ll say it a million more: I’M FUCKING TIRED.

Enjoy 2023

As a sign of embarrassment or flattery, is using "(Y/N) face/ears get hot" OK?

Writing anything with hair is not inclusive, like saying "(Y/N) put their hair out of their face with a certain hairdo"?

I'm really unsure regarding those subjects and I'm reading about it and try to educate myself to write my own fics as inclusive as possible, but I'm afraid as a non POC my fics always will be white coded

So sorry for the late response, but you’re not intruding or being annoying. Thank you for taking the time out to ask and learn how to be inclusive in your writing. I promise you it’s not really that hard.

Your first example is perfect. Instead of choosing to describe the physical act of changing a color, you just described the feeling. Other examples are, “you felt your entire body flush with warmth” or you can simply write “you looked (whichever direction —I like down) in embarrassment”. As long as you’re describing the feeling you’re on the right path.

Anything with hair, just maybe needs to be avoided if you’re describing it for the reader or keep it pretty vague. “A tired hand runs across your head” instead of “Running a tired hand through your hair”. Absolutely, no messy buns. That right there is not inclusive. I personally have a looser curl pattern and keep my hair silk pressed in the colder months (except I live in FL and there really aren’t that many cold months 😒). But even then I can’t achieve a messy bun. So just think of my fellow beautiful girlies that have tighter, natural curl patterns (think type 4). Or again, keep things vague and don’t go into heavy describing.

Now there are some non-POC authors that I follow who tries to be inclusive, and I can see that the effort is there. As long as you’re trying and taking advice without getting defensive then you’re on the right track. Like you coming to me and asking about trying to be more inclusive. We’re not asking you to be an expert at it, we just want you to try.