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Here's something that we must address: Wattpad needs more melanin. Ever since a young, middle school, age; drooling over the British boys of one direction and dreaming for the day I meet them, I'd read stories here on Wattpad, hoping to fill this deep desire with the imagination of others. However, I could never actually relate to anything these stories would say. Things like how Liam "grazed his fingertips over her blonde, straight, hair," or, "he looks at her ocean blue eyes filled with wonder." It was always Claire, a skinny girl with light colored eyes that always seemed to resemble something bright and eccentric. Perfect was her middle name and flaws? There were none. Let's face it: we're white washing everything in our books, and, well, we need a little 'pop' of color. So after reading 4 different Character Idea books-all in which included beautiful people of Caucasian backgrounds, I decided to make a Character Idea book of my own: Melanin Edition. I'm not exactly saying that having characters of the white descent is a bad thing, but it's also not bad to add a bit more melanin. So with that said, here's to all the Asians, Hispanics, African Americans, Indians, Native Americans, even those who are a mix of one of these and more; of all shapes and sizes, sexual orientations, and backgrounds; Imperfections, and flaws, with more juice to love-this is all for you. Stay poppin my friends 🍒
Gabrielle Union
