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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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I know white authors have a habit of describing dark skin tones with food or beverages and I don't want to do that.

Cocoa, caramel, coffee, etc. I'm not much of a fiction writer but I am running a dnd campaign with POC and don't want to be a stereotype lol

Edit: various soil types is a promising contender added by my partner

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[–] HarryLime@hexbear.net 25 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Ursula Le Guin described Ged as "copper-brown" in Earthsea

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 19 points 1 week ago

Ursula Le Guin is the first person to look toward whenever you have a writing question. Absolutely goated

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 week ago

Damn that one is actually perfect for one of my characters, thanks

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 12 points 1 week ago

Metals are pretty metal

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago

And every adaptation to film or tv since then has made him chalk white