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[bossymarmalade]

I don't start a lot of statements by saying "As a person of colour", but -- I don't think that having a Caucasian character say "nigga" as a punchline in a fanfic is cute or hip in any way. At all. I find it very disturbing and disappointing that many people in this fandom think it's acceptable.

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[embitca.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Maybe it's a sign I grew up living in my head too much, but I think fiction is real life. I think fiction can tackle real life issues and I think fiction and real life bleed into each other. Fiction does not live in a vacuum, so I can't dismiss something and say it's "only fiction," and therefore isn't offensive simply because of that.