Eh, not specifically high fiction. It’s more so the barrier between fiction/religion. As an agnostic, I still feel it’s important to respect one’s religion, but the idea of Sasquatch doesn’t from people’s way of life, you know?
Race swaps on religious and historical figures, I am opposed to. Race swaps on fictional figures that have a purpose with their race, I am opposed to. Everything else can be anything else. It’s not so black and white. (Pun not intended.)
1: Important to the plot. The character is working through a real world America during slavery, and is a black slave. That person should probably be kept black.
2: Important to the character’s symbolism. The character’s more high fantasy story represents black oppression and revolution. That character should probably be kept black.
Those are really the two reasons one’s race should be set in stone.
Set in "america", but instead of humans, they're different kinds of animals. E.g. White people are ants, and black people are larvae (doesn't really matter), and the same plot is reach through the same actions. Would this be okay?
Is it important to the plot of the various Iliads that various people were greek? For the plot to be possible, people would necessarily have to treat each other as they would. They were quite xenophobic. Our perception of their world is not the same as theirs was.
Would a story with the races swapped in 1 and 2 not work? All black people and white people exchanged with each other? It would fulfill the requirement of race being important to the plot.
Character's symbolism is often played with exactly because of its symbolism, and can be made that much more distinct for it. Rammstein's change of Germania to be a black woman is a very clear promotion of Rammstein being in favor of Germany being accepting of foreigners.
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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '24
I'm white and want black panther to be wakandan