I have entirely too many ideas. I've thought about picking: + Charlotte (Disney's The Princess & the Frog) + Xanxus (Katekyo Hitman Reborn) - an Italian character, which brings up questions of who is considered/coded as 'white', and in turn shows the bloody arbitrariness of racial classification. But considering his role in canon, he'd be an interesting character to make a different race. + Elizabeth (Pirates of the Caribbean) + the silver-haired gentleman (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell) - though this might not fit with the challenge, and the meta might do my head in. The nebulous idea is that the story is set in a universe where the book 'Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell' is a history. People argue the veracity of various details, and then someone brings up the subject of the silver-haired gentleman's race. + Ed & Al (Fullmetal Alchemist) + Agatha (Girl Genius) - which has potential with regards to the ubiquitous "Priestess" that always hung around with the Heterodyne Boys, doesn't get a name, is portrayed as chromatic, and about who nothing is known. (To be fair to the creators, I think they're trying to make a point there.) + Someone please stop me before I say Bella from Twilight--
I keep wondering if I'm approaching these from the spirit of the challenge - part of me wants to make a point, and another part is enjoying this idea as an AU in the usual "ooh! What would happen next!" way. Possibly this is part and parcel of this being a fandom challenge, where you are writing your darlings.
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+ Charlotte (Disney's The Princess & the Frog)
+ Xanxus (Katekyo Hitman Reborn) - an Italian character, which brings up questions of who is considered/coded as 'white', and in turn shows the bloody arbitrariness of racial classification. But considering his role in canon, he'd be an interesting character to make a different race.
+ Elizabeth (Pirates of the Caribbean)
+ the silver-haired gentleman (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell) - though this might not fit with the challenge, and the meta might do my head in. The nebulous idea is that the story is set in a universe where the book 'Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell' is a history. People argue the veracity of various details, and then someone brings up the subject of the silver-haired gentleman's race.
+ Ed & Al (Fullmetal Alchemist)
+ Agatha (Girl Genius) - which has potential with regards to the ubiquitous "Priestess" that always hung around with the Heterodyne Boys, doesn't get a name, is portrayed as chromatic, and about who nothing is known. (To be fair to the creators, I think they're trying to make a point there.)
+ Someone please stop me before I say Bella from Twilight--
I keep wondering if I'm approaching these from the spirit of the challenge - part of me wants to make a point, and another part is enjoying this idea as an AU in the usual "ooh! What would happen next!" way. Possibly this is part and parcel of this being a fandom challenge, where you are writing your darlings.