Here’s a note to writers and fans who are not part of a marginalized group:

Don’t come to me and brag about what you’ve done for us. Don’t tell me I shouldn’t be asking for special treatment.

I am already getting special treatment.

We get tropes and stereotypes. We get token gays and subtext. We get the left-overs of the actual plot–told in five second scenes that will likely be cut. We get the Unhappily Ever After, the death rates, and the Evil. We get triggers without warnings. We get to battle out who’s most deserving of your attention. We get insults but never an apology.

I’m not asking for anything.

I’m demanding compensation!

You owe us.

Big time.