hi my name is bambi and this is the side blog for @bambijackson!!! this blog is where i will be posting my opinions and ideas for fanfics, including polls, and updates on my life!
a little about me…
my name is bambi, i’m 18 years old, my birthday is in may and i am a proud black woman!!! you can access my work here!
feel free to send me any asks about tea in the fandom, questions about my blog or work, anything you wanna discuss or rant to me, i’ll always listen to you, loves!!
I'm a new mj fanfic writer and I'm from Eastern Europe, I'm from a country which is particularly racist and I have seen a black person maybe ten times in my life. I really want to write Michael correctly and I've only written one fanfic at the moment, I've written him as if I would write any other love interest of any colour. is there anything specific I should include or pay attention too while writing? Thank you in advance <3
i did post a guide on a few things to keep in mind, if you have any questions, send me another ask!
Just to be sure: are ‘gonna’ ‘wanna’ ‘playin’ ‘somethin’ ‘ma’ ‘mama’ ‘ain’t’ ‘yall’ not ok to use for non black ppl? I’m a bit confused because, as a non American, I do hear Southern whites talking like that so I thought it was fine to use 😅
in my opinion, they’re heavily linked to aave, especially things like ‘ma’ and ‘mama’.
— guide to writing in the mj fandom if you’re not black !
hi everyone! i think it’s about time someone from the black community puts this together just for everyone else to know what’s acceptable and not acceptable when writing in this fandom, and basic etiquette in a fandom dedicated to a proud black man.
your username/blog name!!
of course we’ve all probably seen the discourse around that blog and their username including a word associated with the black community (the word being ebony). if you use a word that associated with being black, or a race that isn’t yours, don’t use it!!!
how you portray yourself!!
using reaction photos/memes that primarily depict a black person should be avoided!! pinterest and the internet is a wide place to search for alternatives. of course, you may stumble across a few of another race that you like, but if you only limit yourself to using black people as images, it comes across as you’re making fun of us.
how you speak (outside of fanfics)!!
the majority of “tiktok slang” derives from aave and black people centred dialects. think about how you come across when using it, and maybe search the connotations/origins of the words you’re using before you do so.
how you create speech in fanfics!!
michael was a proud black man, we all know that. but non-black authors should steer clear of using aave in their work. it isn’t for you, using it comes across as trying to imitate/mock us. instead, try to keep dialogue “neutral” and avoid common patterns such as knocking letters of the end etc.
using stereotypes!!
being black doesn’t automatically make you sassy, aggressive, or “street”. this goes for writing michael as well, avoid using their tropes, and instead rely on interviews/videos to see his real personality instead of labelling us under the same umbrella. and michael was not white.
black characters in your work!!
again, avoid using stereotypes. we are not all “hood”. not every lesbian black woman is butch. we do not all speak the same way. avoid writing black characters purely because you can not relate to our experiences or have lived a day in our shoes.
black authors, feel free to add anything else onto this at you’d like to in the comments. everyone else, thank you for reading and please be mindful of who you’re writing about, speaking to etc. there has been far too many instances of conscious and unconscious racism in this fandom, which is shocking considering who this fandom is about.
lots of love,
@bambijackson 🧸 (a proud black woman)
how do you feel about non-black readers reading black!reader fics? asking because i don't wanna do something wrong if it feels offensive, since the reader is supposed to be black and if non-black people read it, they might read it imagining the reader as themself.
i mean, go for it tbh? like it isn’t meant for you, read it if you wish, but if you have the audacity to complain it’s too “black centred” lmao
like do what you want i guess but good luck imagining a white/non-black y/n putting shea butter on her ebony skin
i know not all my readers are black and that’s fine with me because my readers are all absolute sweethearts who don’t complain and be racist
no cuz what do you mean i get into an argument with this girl and she turns on her aave thinkin it’s somethin u can turn on and off, is she fr playin in my face like this
Never been cheated on b4, but I have personal beef with cheaters and cheating fanfics
Idek why
right? like i just dont see the appeal 😭
like would you like to be cheated on in real life? i dont think so. and i dont think ANYONE would like to be portrayed as a cheater in fics, so i think its pretty weird to write.
my michael obsession is for real hereditary!! what do you mean my mother was writing michael fanfics before i was even born??? she showed me some this afternoon, she was so talented too!!!
