But is this story and so many others something that shouldn't be attempted?
I wonder about this too--should white authors just never try to talk about the experiences of people from other cultures, or who are a different color? Is that the logical conclusion we could get from all this?
*ponder* I was recently told I was "derailing" when I paraphrased/synthesized commentary from several people of color about their experiences with the police. In the context, the accusation was hardly rational or fair, and so I'm a little extra sensitive about this whole "off-limits" thing at the moment.
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Date: 2009-05-12 01:23 pm (UTC)I wonder about this too--should white authors just never try to talk about the experiences of people from other cultures, or who are a different color? Is that the logical conclusion we could get from all this?
*ponder* I was recently told I was "derailing" when I paraphrased/synthesized commentary from several people of color about their experiences with the police. In the context, the accusation was hardly rational or fair, and so I'm a little extra sensitive about this whole "off-limits" thing at the moment.