So let me put this out there first: I am white, alright? Like…pasty white, all-my-ancestors-were-from-the-British-isles sort of white. So I need some help. I want to include some POC in my stories, but I am not quite sure how to go about that. I know that I should not describe their skin in comparison to food ("chocolate" or "mocha" or anything of the sort), but…I am not sure what words I can use. I am not really sure of…anything. And while I have been doing research, I would love some input from anybody on here that can provide some.
Thank you in advance!
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How to Write POC without being Offensive/Racist?
My best advice would be to just relax about it. People of color are just regular people and stressing about it will only make writing more difficult.
Personally, I never describe my characters as being white so I don't see why it must be said if their not. If it doesn't come up naturally, it doesn't need to be said.
Hope this helps! Good luck!
Thanks! And yeah I would just do that, but I tend to describe people, and the person in question is currently disguised as someone else, and so when they are revealed to have been in disguise, I need to be able to describe that they look very different now (it's sci fi, so the disguise changed literally everything about them)
You could always use a variation of light and dark.
"Her skin was a rather light brown, too dark to be considered just tan."
"His face was a dark, brown, almost black, but in the light, it was clear it was only a rather dark brown."
"The extremely light pale face of hers' was a sickening sight. The sight of her pale tone was icy, and stomach churning."
Hmm. Yeah that's also a possibility! Thanks Rainy
Sure thing! Not sure how to explain how I do it other wise heh-
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I found a book on Wattpad dedicated to this a year or so ago. It definitley helped me write POC characters. Hope it helps you too! https://www.wattpad.com/story/49299275-writing-poc-101
Alright thanks!
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I also recommend the blog Writing With Color on Tumblr, it has a lot of mods of different races and ethnicities and it's very helpful!
Oh thanks, Jyn!
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It works fine for me on a computer/PC
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I was actually about to suggest writing with color too. They have been a very helpful resource.
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It works fine for me on a computer/PC
It's working now, thanks.
Alrighty! Sure thing
Writing POC 101 on Wattpad is a great resource. I have it bookmarked on my computer. (Someone has a link to it a few posts above this.)
Awesome, thanks!