Hello to everyone reading this.
As I've been reading lately I noticed a lot of people are going after the authors for saying black or African American when trying to add diversity to their characters. The same as they would say Latino or Asian. @TheBiblicalSinner who I am currently reading is getting so much flack from that community and I just don't understand why. Perfect example he was describing a person of color up on stage who was African American and was saying how good she was singing but people in the comments were flipping out because he said African American. So here's my question.
What do we call you? This is my response to one of the comments:::: (sorry it's so long but I would really love feedback on this)
I'm not starting anything. I REALLY wanna know. Seriously. No arguing.
The same as I would say "that white girl over there with a red hair...i love her shirt." I'm not allowed to say "that black girl over there with the blonde hair.... I love her shoes."
At this point I cant say black, colored, cocoa, brown, African American, dark skinned..... I mean how the hell do we describe you because saying a person of color is NOT accurate! Because it includes ANY POC. I'm not wanting to tell my friend that I like the Asian girls shoes or the Latinos shoes or the Indians shoes.... I'm complimenting the....what girl????? I'm seriously confused! I know all the N words are a no-no. I get that. TOTALLY. But why do you still call each other that? And why did the kids I grew up with call me theirs? (As in "Hey'O my ____!" I am seriously confused. And just imagine how an author who was trying to include someone of color in their book feels. No wonder they don't diversify.
