I am all for poc being cast in roles that highlight their cultural history and struggles
But can we also campaign for giving poc roles that are about an average person with average problems????? Roles that are given to white people by default…….
A black girl in a romance movie where the greatest obstacle isn’t her race and the greatest reward isn’t that she ends up with the white dude…….
A romantic comedy where all the poc characters aren’t stereotyped by what Hollywood classifies as their culture…..
A coming of age story starring a diverse group of children instead of a token (stereotyped) minority character…..
Can we make movies that don’t make the family dynamics in black or latinx culture dramatic or toxic?????
Can we have more Muslim representation in general????????
Can we show non-christian religions as more than oppressive?????
Can we give poc more roles than the ones that were “written for them”?????
Can we make movies showing the true diversity of society rather than trying to convince ppl that poc are just sprinkles in a white world ????????
6.5 years later I am writing plays with these very principles in mind. My outlook has evolved but I truly do intentionally seek to represent marginalized identities in my stories in an authentic and nuanced way through my lens as a Black, trans, Appalachian. I want to recognize the issues of the world and affirm the oppression marginalized folx face while celebrating our beauty, joy, and power and all around complicated human-ness.
So can we? Yes we can, and yes I am.





























