: Re: What kind of writing would be considered offensive? I am a young author writing a fantasy series. In my series, the main character has two different eye colors and looks down on herself because

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Some people are insecure about their freckles. Some people say "I don't like my nose, it's too big!" This doesn't automatically offend everybody with freckles or large noses. If someone says they hate being short, that wouldn't offend me, a fellow shorty. We all have hang ups about different physical traits. Your MC can be insecure about her heterochromia, she can even be bullied for it. It doesn't mean that you, as the author, are calling heterochromia "ugly". You are representing a struggle that many people with uncommon genetics face. A reader with heterochromia might relate to her, and hope that she learns to love her uniqueness in the end.
In terms of the police officer, it's great that you're including an African American character. But it would be unrealistic if no one was allowed to dislike her. She's a human being, first and foremost, and no human is exempt from criticism. Delve into the reasons why your MC dislikes her. You can do this subtly, with exposition or through dialogue. When your MC insults the woman (whether in her mind or to her face), she can call her derogatory names for police officers. There's no reason to believe your MC is racist unless she actually uses racist language, or dislikes someone of a different race without reason or explanation. In this case, it sounds like your character has an interesting reason.

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