Great post. I must admit, this whole shebang has made me a little nervous* about the fic I'm writing at the moment, which, while a Trek fic, and so features aliens and not real life disasters, does involve colonial attitudes at work, and while I do know that and am consciously trying to deal with it and address it- there's still lots of room for unconscious fail. Especially since I want to show consequences without leaning too hard on the this-character-is-an-obvious-jerk button because that feels too heavy-handed in the other direction to me. I feel like I could be a bit like your situation - I *think* I know what I'm doing and I've done the research, but that doesn't necessarily mean I do! Fortunately I have an awesome beta too, and I do trust her to belt me with a clue stick if need be. Still.
And I think your point is great; talking about it is such an important thing, and fostering the kind of environment where this kind of thing can be talked about without people becoming too defensive to listen could catch a lot of fail before it starts.
* Rereading this post; "nervous" sounds like such a negative thing to take away, because if this makes me double-check myself and catch something, then that's a very good thing and I should stfu whining.
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Date: 2010-06-17 02:46 am (UTC)And I think your point is great; talking about it is such an important thing, and fostering the kind of environment where this kind of thing can be talked about without people becoming too defensive to listen could catch a lot of fail before it starts.
* Rereading this post; "nervous" sounds like such a negative thing to take away, because if this makes me double-check myself and catch something, then that's a very good thing and I should stfu whining.