Hello! And welcome to Color Outside the Lines, a weekly discussion space for people of color.
Thread Rules
- We ask that only those who identify as people of color participate in this discussion. White Avocados, while valued members of this community, should remain in ‘lurk’ mode.
- Shaming and hateful speech are unacceptable.
- Please keep potentially traumatic content safely behind spoiler tags.
- Nobody on this thread is more or less a person of color than anyone else. (We will not set clearly delineated boundaries on who qualifies as a ‘person of color.’ As a starting point, this thread uses the definition of ‘non-European heritage of sufficient prominence to affect one’s navigation of a society built on white normativity.’ However, we recognize that there are identities which skirt either side of the divide. If people feel that they meaningfully experience the identity of being a person of color, then they are welcome to participate.)
Prompt
A random thing I was thinking about the other day–that’s actually adjacent to an earlier discussion prompt from Pachy–do you have any favorite things, or simply things you enjoy, pertaining to your identity that you feel you shouldn’t? Or perhaps that others have made you feel you shouldn’t? Such as things that are “bad representation” ?
As always, the prompt is merely for discussion. Please feel free to talk about anything you’d like!