Also, thank you for your comment; it confirms some assumptions I made (for example the point about you feeling as if you aren't deemed to be able to speak for yourself).
I think this really is the point that bothers me most, especially since I can't stand people trying to "save my soul". I know that it's meant well but it irritates the hell out of me and I always think I'm being pitied.
And thank you for saying you're conscious of your privilege but not ashamed of it... I guess that's something I still have to learn :)
Wellllll... I don't think I would have reacted the way I did if I really wasn't ashamed at all... but it's not as bad as it used to be. ;)
And honestly I don't see why I should be ashamed. Glad? Yes! Happy? Yes! Thankful? Hell yes! But ashamed? Not really. I mean... I'm German, we've so many reasons to be ashamed, I really don't need another one. ;)
BTW I loved what you wrote about your characters and their skin colour because hat is exactly the way I see and do it. I only state my characters skin colour when it is necessary for the story.
And apropos race: My Latin teacher once said that "Rasse" applies to dogs, cats, etc. but not humans because there's only one human race... that just "comes in different colours". I know that this is horribly idealistic... but I still think it's absolutely true. From my (German) point of view.
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Also, thank you for your comment; it confirms some assumptions I made (for example the point about you feeling as if you aren't deemed to be able to speak for yourself).
I think this really is the point that bothers me most, especially since I can't stand people trying to "save my soul". I know that it's meant well but it irritates the hell out of me and I always think I'm being pitied.
And thank you for saying you're conscious of your privilege but not ashamed of it... I guess that's something I still have to learn :)
Wellllll... I don't think I would have reacted the way I did if I really wasn't ashamed at all... but it's not as bad as it used to be. ;)
And honestly I don't see why I should be ashamed. Glad? Yes! Happy? Yes! Thankful? Hell yes! But ashamed? Not really. I mean... I'm German, we've so many reasons to be ashamed, I really don't need another one. ;)
BTW I loved what you wrote about your characters and their skin colour because hat is exactly the way I see and do it. I only state my characters skin colour when it is necessary for the story.
And apropos race: My Latin teacher once said that "Rasse" applies to dogs, cats, etc. but not humans because there's only one human race... that just "comes in different colours". I know that this is horribly idealistic... but I still think it's absolutely true. From my (German) point of view.