can i just say how ridiculous it is that black & poc readers still have to scream and shout about being represented properly in fics?? you’d think that people would get the hint by now, but no. you still have your plain old, brunette with long straight hair and pale skin. like don’t you guys think it’s getting old? it’s 2026.
WHERE IS THE TRUE INCLUSIVITY?
specifically writers who have the “x reader” inserted. i’m so sorry but your fic is NOT x reader if you have your own descriptions of the readers inserted—you’re literally creating an OC. my skin does not flush pink, no he did not run his fingers through my hair, nor did they glide through that easily. and yes, many may say “make your own fics” and i do!!!! but we should not have to fight for representation if your fic is for READERS. it’s supposed to be all readers, no? so why are you inserting certain characteristics that not everyone has? of course you don’t know what all of your readers look like, which is why you don’t add things like that in there. it’s easier for many people not to feel this struggle and to tell us to “stop being dramatic” because YOU don’t have to experience that.
it’s completely unfair to the fans that would love to see themselves represented more and can’t, because writers in 2026 have yet to realize that not everyone has pale skin, flowy hair, and a slim figure.
but no one is really ready for that conversation.