Mallory Mosner
3 min readDec 30, 2020

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What is racist about the first reason? I pointed out facts — not judgments or anything as ridiculous as “white people bad” as you have wrongfully taken from this. The fact is that they chose to have a create a show with a homogeneous group of white writers where they erase the experiences of people that aren’t like them. And that is harmful. It’s harmful because it makes people think everyone’s experiences are the exact same, which they are not. Do you deny the existence of racial profiling by police against Black people in America? Obviously anyone of any race can be victim of police violence but this is well-documented in every credible source, including the Department of Justice. This is just one example to highlight that race is one expression of identity that causes people to have different experiences. Especially when one group is marginalized (as often happens to minorities), it’s important for other people not marginalized on the basis of that identity to remember that their experiences are different and that that is OKAY — as long as they are making a concerted attempt not to perpetuate the harm that causes marginalization to begin with.

There’s nothing inherently wrong with writing about experiences that you don’t personally know, aka most fiction. But when you do so in a way that ignores the depth or tenor of the experiences of the people about whom you’re writing, then you are shirking your responsibility as a creator. There’s nothing wrong with white people making content for and about white people, except for the fact that the vast majority of content that exists in Hollywood fits this bill and always has, and representation matters. There’s a litany of research that corroborates the role media representation has on self-esteem and belonging and all of the things that stem from that (like higher rates of eating disorders, using skin lightening creams, changing language and behavior and clothing to adapt to a very white-centric norm for beauty and intelligence and class). Can you explain to me how inclusivity is racist against white people? Inclusivity doesn’t mean that white people should not have representation, it just means that other people can have representation too — and they can be stewards in the authentic portrayal of how they appear there.

Why are you so angry about gender studies and OnlyFans? Studying gender, including women’s studies is a valid and significant part of the human experience; it affects everything from history to the development of the online communities where you’ve likely been indoctrinated into becoming an Incel. And what in your holy opinion constitutes a valid “career?” “Career” is a highly subjective term; you may not like the idea of sex work as being real work, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t labor in exchange for currency that took place (aka a job) which in many cases is developed and finessed in time (aka a career). I wonder if you’re more angry that your only exposure to sex is when you pay for it on OnlyFans?

Maybe you’re the one who should get a cat. It’s probably the only pussy you’ll get. And maybe after a few scratches it’ll help you understand a bit more about gender studies too :-*

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Mallory Mosner
Mallory Mosner

Written by Mallory Mosner

Queer non-binary (they/she) Jewish writer and Ayurvedic Health Counselor who loves puzzles, cats and meditation.

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