“I don’t think it’s a race issue. She’s just being quirky/trying to promote the bookstore.”

Fact: I’ve seen at least 8 of her doodles and I still don’t know where she works.

Fact: If an author of color did this, y’all wouldn’t be making these excuses for them.

Can you imagine an author of color getting away with doodling their own characters in a book authored by someone else? Bc I can’t.

Stop making excuses for Mackenzie Lee.

(screenshot c/o @theelvenqueen)