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What's wrong with food description?

Hey @julee92! Good question. I’ll preface this with that I’m white-passing and am not really affected by skin tone descriptors in the same way POC are, so I apologize in advance for a lack of nuance. I’ll try to make up for that with a link to a great blog I follow as a resource.

So, it can be boiled down to one main point: that it’s dehumanizing.

@writingwithcolor has a great post on the topic, actually. Mod Collette wrote an entry to the blog’s “Writing with Color: Description Guide” series entitled “Skin Color, Part 1: POC and Food Descriptions.”

Here’s an important point from that guide:

[Image description: Quote from the above-mentioned guide. “It’s Fetishizing. In an attempt of seduction, a white guy once told me that my skin was like “the bite into a Reese’s.” Needless to say, I was not seduced. It can get extremely uncomfortable, being or witnessing Black people and other POC being compared to food, even as a “compliment.” “I love me some chocolate men.” “Your skin’s like a mocha latte.” “I wanna piece of that chocolate.” See how often these comparisons are connected to some sensual desire? As if people of Color are food to consume? This frequent comparison to cocoa and such just in time to highlight some kinky craving is not just grounds of a fetish, it’s dehumanizing.”]

Mod Collette gives more information and more points on why you shouldn’t describe people of color using food, even going as far as to mention the term “olive” in regards to skin tone.

I really recommend reading through that blog and others like it for more nuanced approaches about writing about and describing people of color. Language can be complicated to navigate, but it’s very important to do so!

For more guides and advice on describing characters of color, specifically skin tones, I recommend checking out their Descriptions and Skin Color tags!

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