In a Star Wars fanfic I wrote recently, a black man (Finn) buys new clothes for himself to forge a new identity after a lifetime of stormtrooper uniforms. He winds up trying on and buying clothes, including dresses and skirts, that are colorful. However, it was later pointed out to me that a lot of black cultures get stereotyped as liking bright colors. Any advice on making sure I don’t play into this stereotype? I just want him to have nice things!

Black People and Affinity to Bright Colors Stereotypes? I’d be more concerned with your characterization of how to write a Black man. For some reason, I associate Finn with the color orange and I don’t know why. We look good in bright colors and that’s not a bad thing. Maybe Finn wants to express himself after wearing black and white his entire life. ~Mod Brei He can have all the nice things! I…