"When I was a little girl, I buried myself in historical dramas. I devoured TV, movies, books — whatever could transport me from the anxious and lonely child I was into a different world where I could be adventurous, regal, glamorous, and loved. I would slip into the characters, imagining myself in the story. But all the characters — the queens, the princesses, and the peasants — were all white. Despite myself, I'd inevitably imagine myself as a white girl, leading to discomfiting dissociation. These were not my stories, those were not lives I could have ever lived in that era. So, how could I show up fully as myself, even in my own imagination? ⁠ ⁠ As an adult, when I saw the meteoric popularity of #Bridgerton, a Regency-era TV drama with color-blind casting, it intrigued me to see so many Black and brown women praise the escapism the show offered. The rise in color-blind casting has been hailed as a sign of progress. But for me, I'm reminded of that old slippage — the emptiness and confusion that comes with trying on another skin." -yumcoconutmilk⁠ ⁠ For writer Nylah Burton (yumcoconutmilk), a world without racism for the sake of romance isn't fantasy. It's denial. Read why at the 🔗 in bio. ⁠ ⁠ ✍️ yumcoconutmilk 📷 @netflix #R29Article