#Donna tartt might be lucky that the little friend is so shit otherwise she might get more scrutiny for her Black characters 💀 | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

armandjolras · 11 months

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white ladies from the American South who were raised by Black maids should be required to take a sensitivity training before they’re allowed to write a novel about it. (Stephen King doesn't fit this category but should also be required to take this training)

#Donna tartt might be lucky that the little friend is so shit otherwise she might get more scrutiny for her Black characters 💀#i think it’s actually worse done than The Help because at least The Help was making a forceful statement and had nuanced characters #TLF gives us the most lukewarm and brief take that the way white women treat their maids is bad #and then makes all the maids either sassy+hot tempered or sassy+mammies not to mention plenty of uses of the n word #then again The Goldfinch had random casual racism and got famous with no complaints #I feel like new writers try so hard to write good representation while older famous authors get away with doing whatever

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