tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post1985565901188053612..comments2023-10-28T21:14:49.539-07:00Comments on On the edge of the chair of literature: I had a really big thoughtGayle Carlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post-28314127129865528302010-02-02T09:16:07.812-08:002010-02-02T09:16:07.812-08:00The main detective in my story is black and I trie...The main detective in my story is black and I tried to drop hints along the way for the reader to pick up without explicitly stating he is black. <br /><br />I had about 15 people test read the MS and no one picked up on the fact. So I had to make reference to his skin tone to communicate this.<br /><br />Stephen TrempAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post-41572451831134339802010-02-02T08:56:19.235-08:002010-02-02T08:56:19.235-08:00I just loved when I heard about the symphony orche...I just loved when I heard about the symphony orchestra (or more than one, was it Philadelphia?) that started doing auditions with a curtain. Too bad we can't all carry a curtain around to treat people equally. But then, we wouldn't get to see all those beautiful faces.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post-40205701059035227352010-02-01T20:57:43.384-08:002010-02-01T20:57:43.384-08:00I wish the world would operate on a more open-mind...I wish the world would operate on a more open-minded plane. I think some great strides have been made, but face it, we have miles to go before we sleep. Love the Tinkerbell metaphor.N A Sharpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535316802416841336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post-23743569541657691372010-02-01T16:28:12.735-08:002010-02-01T16:28:12.735-08:00I don't know that it's possible to be colo...I don't know that it's possible to be color blind, any more than one can be blind to any other human characteristic. I see each human's unique qualities and enjoy the differences. Being color blind makes no sense to me because it denies reality.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.com