...of why I have a love/hate relationship with interracial.
Part of me wants to join in the "WHY PEOPLE GOTTA BE HATIN ON ME JIS CUZ I GOT A WHITE/BLACK/NOT-THE-SAME-COLOR-AS-ME BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND?!?!"
But whenever I bring up the point that by glorifying our SO's difference from us only among us, and not really venturing outside of our little safety camp, the problem that forces us to congregate so we can pat ourselves on the back for being "subversive"...persists, they go "But, but, but!!! We HAVE to!"
Conflict can be fun, but it also gets exhausting. I guess in lit, it depends on a lot of factors how we react. As for me, I guess I'd have to decide which is more important: relating deeply with a character or stepping into a world where I don't have to acknowledge that pain/frustration/etc.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
chiming
This reminds me
Date: 2009-09-03 12:28 am (UTC)From:Part of me wants to join in the "WHY PEOPLE GOTTA BE HATIN ON ME JIS CUZ I GOT A WHITE/BLACK/NOT-THE-SAME-COLOR-AS-ME BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND?!?!"
But whenever I bring up the point that by glorifying our SO's difference from us only among us, and not really venturing outside of our little safety camp, the problem that forces us to congregate so we can pat ourselves on the back for being "subversive"...persists, they go "But, but, but!!! We HAVE to!"
Conflict can be fun, but it also gets exhausting. I guess in lit, it depends on a lot of factors how we react. As for me, I guess I'd have to decide which is more important: relating deeply with a character or stepping into a world where I don't have to acknowledge that pain/frustration/etc.