And I think that's totally important! To not have the one character of color for the sake of having a character of color while the rest of the cast is white. That's not really what I'm after here though--it's the general worldview where white dudes are the most important voice, always, and they're usually given most of the authority in RL and on the page/screen. I know it's a basic post and I don't get into the nuances (there were many posts during racefail that did), but the TV segment just hit me over the head with the blatantness of who is allowed the authority to speak. So that's what I mean when I say 'random,' you know? Make the authority figures in fiction something other than white men. It matters.
Also, if you want to write that story, write that story. I think it sounds like a good idea.
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Date: 2010-05-28 08:57 am (UTC)Also, if you want to write that story, write that story. I think it sounds like a good idea.