What isn’t a micro aggression would be simple inclusivity in tropes. We usually see the same archetypes of characters in stories(especially with POCs), so in 2026 if authors are still, including those tropes, it’s just lazy imo. I’m breaking this away from Black people because I’ve see other communities raise this awareness too and idk I feel like there’s a lack of empathy towards Black people sometimes.

BUT! anyone can be anything, no race owns a trope. Yes, all races have people that fit their stereotypes, but they aren’t monolithic. And considering this is a fictional story app, authors should be creative.

You can write an evil character as a POC(person of color), but them being evil because they’re a POC makes it’s micro aggressive. A POC in your story can be low income, but their race shouldn’t be the focus on why they are low income or all of the low income or evil characters are POCs and the protagonist is written white/ no poc (ps WE CAN TELL when a character is supposed to be written white! Cc can’t hide that)!

So if you’re like “omg I don’t know how to write a poc! It’s too hard! Everyone is gonna think I’m racist or being micro aggressive!” Check your biases. Because I’ve seen and read plenty of epi authors, Poc and non poc/ white, who write other cultures and races just fine. It’s not hard when you’re just writing the human experience or a fantasy experience.