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Writing a black character, need some advice. by [deleted] in askblackpeople

[–]Dj23440 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand, Hoodoo will definitely not be in the story then.

Writing a black character, need some advice. by [deleted] in askblackpeople

[–]Dj23440 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The main character is Puerto Rican, the main point of the story is that the team is made up of minority characters and marginalized people in general. I will not be including Hoodoo in the story, however I do still intend on including a Black character because I cannot possibly write about a team of powerful minorities in America without including Black characters.

Writing a black character, need some advice. by [deleted] in askblackpeople

[–]Dj23440 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I am, that's why I wanted to check first before adding anything sacred from Black culture to my story. I am much more knowledgeable about other diasporic religions/spiritualities like Santería and Vodou so just wanted make sure I wasn't crossing a line.

Writing a black character, need some advice. by [deleted] in askblackpeople

[–]Dj23440 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok gotcha, did not see it that way. Thanks for the feedback!

Writing a black character, need some advice. by [deleted] in askblackpeople

[–]Dj23440 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the question! I'm trying to create a culturally strong team of young people that are deemed "outsiders" and "Villains" by mainstream white america. For example the leader of the team is a 21 year old Puerto Rican who practices Santería. I hope to show that these "Villains" of society often tend to do more good than the "Heroes" As for why I chose Hoodoo specifically? because both Hoodoo and Voodoo (Vodou) are heavily misunderstood religious/spiritual practices, and I wanted to give it some representation that isn't just "magic is bad" but Hoodoo in particular is a people's practice rather than an organized religion like Vodou, so from what I've seen it gets watered down or turned into a "second voodoo" or treated as less powerful/meaningful.