"Set Free" A Book by Thomas Walker

[Dages]

3 minutes ago, LeolaRootStew said:

Wait, Biggs is white???

I've always imagined Biggs and Kit as afroamerican

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[LeolaRootStew]

18 minutes ago, Dages said:

Wait, Biggs is white???

I've always imagined Biggs and Kit as afroamerican

 

Since it takes place in Europe I just assume they are generally white unless specified by description or name. So far I haven't seen a description that says he's black, but their names are very british, for whatever that's worth.

 

@Thomas Walker, can you be our tie-breaker?

[Dages]

England is extremely diverse.
They have discussions about slavery/skin color at some point, it's more related to black population imho.

[LeolaRootStew]

Just now, Dages said:

England is extremely diverse.
They have discussions about slavery/skin color at some point, it's more related to black population imho.

 

do you remember where in the book?

[Dages]

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"Your new religion is based on the idea that God can be loving and
destructive at the same time." Grant told him. "You know
why a cop shoots a black man in the back, or why a prison guard beats
an inmate for breathing the wrong way?"

 

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Segregation and Slavery were legal. For most of the
modern era, a gay man had a better chance of getting lynched than getting a job. Women in the Victorian age had to either land a husband or sell their bodies to survive, because the idea of them getting an education and supporting themselves was laughable.
...
 

"It's not the same thing." Kit scorned. "There's nothing in
Christian Scripture that condones segregation, or lynchings, or
denying women work."

"And yet, who do you think fought all those reforms? A hundred years ago, a black man was part of the furniture. Now they're among billionaires and world leaders… And God had nothing to do with that.

These quotes would have more punch when told to a black person (and a woman, for the second one, it's told to Kit)

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[LeolaRootStew]

5 minutes ago, Dages said:

 

These quotes would have more punch when told to a black person (and a woman, for the second one, it's told to Kit)

 

but they equally speak of victorian times, which were white women, and gay people, which she's not. 

 

His cell mate was black, so I just think it would have been easy to mention that Biggs was also black (if he was). 

 

edit: i get your reasoning, but I haven't seen it explicitly written that they are black. Kit was described as a "bedraggled woman", but no mention that she's black.

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[Dages]

1 minute ago, LeolaRootStew said:

 

His cell mate was black, so I just think it would have been easy to mention that Biggs was also black (if he was). 

Garrett? That's a possible point, but in the context of being Quaker.

So I'm not sure anymore now  Biggs and Kit have always been black siblings in my imagination  
 

[Thomas Walker]

Caleb and Sophia's family have undergone a few redesigns since the first clip, but they've always been ethnically ambigious. The reason for this is obvious: They're for everyone.

 

I have created characters specifically to discuss Civil Rights, Gender equality, all kinds of prejudices that will have to be shed in Paradise.

 

Other than this, I specifically avoid mentioning nationalities and skin color unless its part of the backstory.

 

The reason for this is because that way as many readers as possible can see themselves, or something familiar in the characters they're reading about. I've had some complain that it makes my characters harder to picture, but it means they're for everyone. 

[Dages]

3 minutes ago, Thomas Walker said:

Caleb and Sophia's family have undergone a few redesigns since the first clip, but they've always been ethnically ambigious. The reason for this is obvious: They're for everyone.

 

I have created characters specifically to discuss Civil Rights, Gender equality, all kinds of prejudices that will have to be shed in Paradise.

 

Other than this, I specifically avoid mentioning nationalities and skin color unless its part of the backstory.

 

The reason for this is because that way as many readers as possible can see themselves, or something familiar in the characters they're reading about. I've had some complain that it makes my characters harder to picture, but it means they're for everyone. 

I was sure you'd answer like this  

So, I'll keep my imagined version  

[LeolaRootStew]

Well I'll carry on with the versions i've created too, then. This is my Kit. I see her very clearly in my mind with this hair. 💜

[LeolaRootStew]

[LeolaRootStew]

 

[Thomas Walker]

5 minutes ago, Dages said:

I was sure you'd answer like this  

So, I'll keep my imagined version  

 

Conversations like the last page or two of this thread? It's why I did it this way. Spirited conversation! Yay!

[Dages]

8 minutes ago, LeolaRootStew said:

 

 

Same issue, for me, Benedict is black too
With a face like Keith David

 

11 minutes ago, LeolaRootStew said:

Well I'll carry on with the versions i've created too, then. This is my Kit. I see her very clearly in my mind with this hair. 💜

Here is my Kit  

 

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[LeolaRootStew]

Just now, Dages said:

Same issue, for me, Benedict is black too
 

 

Here is my Kit  

 

 

 

That is a great Kit! but Benedict is Jewish so I went with a paler guy.

[Dages]

Just now, LeolaRootStew said:

Benedict is Jewish

Ho. I don't remember this detail !

[LeolaRootStew]

1 minute ago, Dages said:

Ho. I don't remember this detail !

 

He welcomed back the first unrighteous resurrection in Book 2, who happened to be a Nazi and he attacked Benedict because his last name is Levinsen (jewish). 

 

And I'll just add that Megan is a ginger, lol.

[Dages]

2 minutes ago, LeolaRootStew said:

He welcomed back the first unrighteous resurrection in Book 2, who happened to be a Nazi and he attacked Benedict because his last name is Levinsen (jewish). 

Ho my, that's true

 

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Megan is a ginger

source on this too please  

[LeolaRootStew]

1 minute ago, Dages said:

source on this too please  

 

Book 1

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Hugh turned to look. A small redheaded girl was suddenly there, about five feet away. She hadn’t noticed them yet, facing away from them. She sat up, surprised, and checked herself over. She ran a hand over her face, looked closer at her wrists and hands…

 

[Dages]

3 minutes ago, LeolaRootStew said:

 

Book 1

 

Awww ! I forgot this ! She was a blonde girl, maybe venetian blonde in my memory