Thank you, I need to be reminded again and again——don't soften. I just wrote a blog post that I' proud of, but dammit, after reading your post, I see immediately where I softened, where I could have been specific. My voice veered into the universal. Thank you, Lakeisha.
You’re welcome, Ms. Dawn! Tomorrow’s piece will help you go back and make changes to that blog post. You should see it around 10am ET. It’s for my paid subs only, and I opened a chat thread so we can talk about it (the link is right in the post)🖤
Reading this took me back to being an undergrad at a PWI. Being the only Black one in an all white creative writing class was interesting. They always had something to say about my writing, but I never changed it because it’s my voice and I wasn’t writing for them anyway. Luckily the professor, though white, understood what it meant to run an authentic type of workshop class. More people need to read this and really start unpacking why they edit the way they do.
I’ve had similar experiences and it’s still wild to me how so many just expect us to write for them automatically. I’m glad the professor ran the class right cuz many don’t, and cause a lot of harm for Black writers.
Right! Like the level of delusion to believe that a Black person must be or has to write with a white person in mind as the audience is crazy. The professor definitely made it a pleasant experience. I knew I was in the right class when she said her favorite TV show was The Wire 😭😭😂😂💀💀
Thank you, I need to be reminded again and again——don't soften. I just wrote a blog post that I' proud of, but dammit, after reading your post, I see immediately where I softened, where I could have been specific. My voice veered into the universal. Thank you, Lakeisha.
You’re welcome, Ms. Dawn! Tomorrow’s piece will help you go back and make changes to that blog post. You should see it around 10am ET. It’s for my paid subs only, and I opened a chat thread so we can talk about it (the link is right in the post)🖤
Reading this took me back to being an undergrad at a PWI. Being the only Black one in an all white creative writing class was interesting. They always had something to say about my writing, but I never changed it because it’s my voice and I wasn’t writing for them anyway. Luckily the professor, though white, understood what it meant to run an authentic type of workshop class. More people need to read this and really start unpacking why they edit the way they do.
I’ve had similar experiences and it’s still wild to me how so many just expect us to write for them automatically. I’m glad the professor ran the class right cuz many don’t, and cause a lot of harm for Black writers.
Right! Like the level of delusion to believe that a Black person must be or has to write with a white person in mind as the audience is crazy. The professor definitely made it a pleasant experience. I knew I was in the right class when she said her favorite TV show was The Wire 😭😭😂😂💀💀
😂😂😂