I am not a nice person a little less favorably disposed, shall we say, as a result of the last several times I saw her respond to criticism (not just of handling of race, either) with "I can write anything I want anyhow I want to and nobody can tell me a THING otherwise, nyah!" Plus it gave me a bit of a shiver, as would reading an essay by a guy on "How to write those Mysterious Creatures, Women" - *yes*, maybe it could be done in a way that wasn't insulting or Just Plain Wrong, but it's telling that the guys who do best at writing female POV don't generally take it on themselves to lecture about it. I just felt that it's smarter/safer/less presumptuous for white writers like me to let *you* tell us *how* to do it right/not fail-ly in the more subtle ways of fail, and us to try to *do* it in accordance with your advice!
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branchandroot
You are very charitable 8-)
Date: 2009-01-31 11:38 pm (UTC)not a nice persona little less favorably disposed, shall we say, as a result of the last several times I saw her respond to criticism (not just of handling of race, either) with "I can write anything I want anyhow I want to and nobody can tell me a THING otherwise, nyah!" Plus it gave me a bit of a shiver, as would reading an essay by a guy on "How to write those Mysterious Creatures, Women" - *yes*, maybe it could be done in a way that wasn't insulting or Just Plain Wrong, but it's telling that the guys who do best at writing female POV don't generally take it on themselves to lecture about it. I just felt that it's smarter/safer/less presumptuous for white writers like me to let *you* tell us *how* to do it right/not fail-ly in the more subtle ways of fail, and us to try to *do* it in accordance with your advice!