R.I.P Grandad

for fanfic writers and readers

as a black girl who loves a lot of different movies and shows, fanfic allows me to read stories that put me in the middle of my favorite things. however, fanfic often (unintentionally) excludes girls who look like me.

i am so sick and tired of reading a fanfiction and having to rewrite it in my brain because a character description immediately implies that the reader is white. if you don't know what i mean, here are some examples.

"your skin turned pink" or "you blushed": black girls and women with darker skin tones CANNOT blush. our skin does not just turn pink

"pulled your hair into a messy bun": my 4a hair cannot be pulled into a messy bun at random. i may be able to do a ponytail if i have braids in, and i might be able to tie it up if I have an old twist-out, but a "messy bun" is often not possible.

"he ran his hands through your hair": yeah...unless my hair is in a silk press (and an OLD silk press), that's not happening

there are a plethora of other examples that would make this post insanely long, so let me get to the point. there are very easy ways to make fanfic a bit more inclusive; all you have to do is tweak a few character descriptions. OR, put in your pairing or warnings that the reader is implied to be white.

and finally: please, please stop tagging your DARK fanfictions "xblack!reader." i am tired of searching for fluff under the black reader tag and finding non-con, dark themes, etc., ESPECIALLY when the fic ends up being for a white reader💀.

the goal of my page is to create a safe space for black girls who love reading fanfiction. i am only one person, so if you'd like to help, here are some ways to do that!

send me fics (preferably marvel and stranger things to start) that are with a black reader

comment some other things in fanfics that imply that the reader is white or that make the fic a little less accessible

REBLOG FICS BY BLACK WRITERS

Can't wait christmas🎅🏾🤶🏾

anonymous requested: marvel + iconic female moments

R.I.P.

Love Black Women

x.

✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿💖💖💖💖💖

Black girls love Marvel too.

Black girls love Star Wars too.

Black girls love Disney too.

Black girls love One Direction too.

Black girls read/write fanfiction too.

Black girls are thriving in these fandoms too.

Black girls can be nerdy too.

Black girls have hobbies and passions too.

Black girls love sci-fi and comic book movies too.

Black girls are hardcore Marvel and Star Wars fangirls too.

Black girls are trash for Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Tom Holland, Adam Driver, Tom Hiddleston, Timothée Chalamet, Harry Styles etc too. 

Black girls know everything there is to know about these fandoms too.

Black girls love reading fanfiction too.

Black girls daydream about being an avenger too.

Black girls love lightsabers too.

Black girls deserve to be acknowledged and accounted for in our respective fandoms. We exist and demand to be heard! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽

CHARLIE HUNNAM as Raymond in ‘The Gentlemen’ 2020 › dir. Guy Ritchie

- Nikita Gill