zeegoeshere

My only real contribution to this conversation is that every time I've seen Ray written where his ethnicity is addressed, he's always, always written as Mexican (either overtly or by implication). It makes me crazy. I don't know if people don't realize that there's a difference between Mexican and Puerto Rican, or if they just don't care, but if other authors are scared away from issues of ethnicity because they're afraid of screwing it up, I think I can appreciate that more than pointing a big neon sign at themselves that says "I have no idea what I'm talking about." Would I love well-constructed fic that addresses ethnicity appropriately? Of course. Do I think it's ever going to get written by people who are not of color themselves? Not a chance in hell. The people who could do it are scared of getting things wrong, and the people who can't do it try it anyway and screw it up. If that makes any sense.