Making characters different races than what the author says if it seems they are just describing them like that for the token (insert race/colour here) effect ?
In particular , one of them (very famous and in my opinion not very good but everyone has their vices) decided to use "black medical examiner" to describe someone so I thought "Right: I'll make the MC that race and the medical examiner can be Australian"
It may be petty, silly and somewhat difficult a quarter of the way through a novel but I found it fun and liberating. It was like revenge; the author wanted me to see things one way so I gave that notion the finger and did my own thing because he had the audacity to use "black" as an adjective for no other reason it seemed than a half-assed attempt at diversity.
*EDIT* It's not just for the use of that word. When the MC needs something this lady is all business; when left to her own devices he manages (intentionally or not) to make her seem like the coloured maid from the old Tom and Jerry cartoons. The one that said things like "O-W-T out!" and "Good lordy". If I am ever fortunate enough to be a famous author and travel in his circles I swear before baby Jesus this will be the first thing I say to him after "Hello"
In particular , one of them (very famous and in my opinion not very good but everyone has their vices) decided to use "black medical examiner" to describe someone so I thought "Right: I'll make the MC that race and the medical examiner can be Australian"
It may be petty, silly and somewhat difficult a quarter of the way through a novel but I found it fun and liberating. It was like revenge; the author wanted me to see things one way so I gave that notion the finger and did my own thing because he had the audacity to use "black" as an adjective for no other reason it seemed than a half-assed attempt at diversity.
*EDIT* It's not just for the use of that word. When the MC needs something this lady is all business; when left to her own devices he manages (intentionally or not) to make her seem like the coloured maid from the old Tom and Jerry cartoons. The one that said things like "O-W-T out!" and "Good lordy". If I am ever fortunate enough to be a famous author and travel in his circles I swear before baby Jesus this will be the first thing I say to him after "Hello"
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