Cam Ponders Race and Catherine&Warrick

[misscam]

Catherine&Warrick screencaps, season two (made by yours truly, of course)

East of the Sun, West of the Moon has Chapter Nine up

Various Links:
Swedish preacher recieves death threat after calling Mohammed a pedophile - I'm not sure whetever to eyeroll or headdesk at that one. Sheesh.
Porn surfers get their jobs back
The battle over gay marriage rages on in the US
Does an online test for racism work?

Racism is an iffy issue, innit? It exists in subtle forms all around and in not-so-subtle forms in far too many places. But I wonder if in these days when battling racism has become a fighting cause, we've turned a blind eye to the subtle racism within ourselves, fearful that if we admit it's there even to ourselves, that will make us bad people. I wonder. It is iffy even to consider that *I* might have some racist biases, even if they are slight. I squirm even thinking about it. But on the other hand, if I don't even look, how will I ever fight it?

I was thinking a bit about this when writing a Catherine/Warrick scene - if you know the show, you know he's black and she's white - and I was wondering if I was shying away from touching on the fact that they are of different race out of fear of doing it badly. Should it even be an issue? To me, love is love. I don't much think gender, age, race or footsize should stand in the way. But in this world, this imperfect human world, I cannot deny that all these things can be obstacles.

But then again, maybe I'm overthinking this. It's fanfic, after all, not a speech to the world. Still... I have sometimes wondered if some people have had issues with the C/W ship due to the interracial factor. There has been some posts I have come across that have given me those vibes. I could be overreacting. I could be feeling protective of one of my ships. I could be trying to chase slight racial biases out of my own mind. I still do wonder. A few decades ago, Catherine and Warrick would not be trading flirts on a prime time TV show. How far have we come?

How far do we still have to go?

Comments

[nirix5.livejournal.com]

You're welcome :) If you've got any other questions or whatever, let me know.

...Yeah. It's an odd kind of double standard that's very prevalent today, with everything having to be so politcally correct. You can be "I'm cool with gay/black/whatever people" but when it's someone close to you, you don't want that life for them. That's what my parents told me when they sat me down about it, anyway.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

I may pick your brain on it later if I decide to make it an issue in this or a later story.

I've heard so may parents confronted with gay offspring day the same. PC hasn't killed biases, it has driven them underground. But sooner or later they come into the light and what we do with them then - that's what shows our real quality.