For every "★" I get, I will post a fact

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You can specify any number of characters you want. You may also specific something you want to hear about, but not too specific. :>

ex: ★ Fears 

Hi there. With regards to your last post about topics white authors should avoid: ive been thinking

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-c- journey in coping and slowly finding a better life in this new world. There is some struggle–dealing with a lack of medication in a fantasy world, withdrawal from anxiety meds, symptoms of his illness–though its generally got a more uplifting tone and would end on a good note. 

Does this cut it too close to tragedy exploitation of a poc, regardless?

Black Characters: Tragedy Exploitation and Mental Illness

In short: yes.

In long: As an outsider, ask why you want to write about the nuances of Black people experiencing mental illness when racism in treatment is rampant, misdiagnosis is extremely common, and the culture around PoC+ mental illness in general is double dose toxic.

Us Black mods with mental illness would like to add: we wouldn’t want to read this from a white person. This idea reads like unnecessary torture and would lack nuance without tons of research. We are personally not checking for these kinds of stories written by people without the direct experience.

This should be written by a Black MI person. There’s too many talking over and ignoring Black MI people by white MI already.

–WWC