Occasionally, I still get messages questioning my “blackness” because of the way I write my characters. Though I’ve gotten better at deciding to ignore it, once in a while I can become frustrated. Because why does it matter whether I’m black or not? Black people come in many different colors, cultures, and characteristics. They don’t all act the same. I choose to write my characters with various personalities, that doesn’t make me any less black. And the fact that some people question it just says something about them. This is such a backwards way of thinking.