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The color of Earthsea

Pam Noles discusses racism in sci-fi/fantasy and the miscast film version of a favorite adventure story:

But I remember Dad saying, how come you never see anybody like that in the stories you like? And I remember answering, maybe they didn't have black people back then. He said there's always been black people. I said but black people can't be wizards and space people and they can't fight evil, so they can't be in the story. When he didn't say anything back I turned around. He was in full recline mode in his chair and he was very still, looking at me. He didn't say anything else.

For some of the debate that followed, see links at the foot of her article.

Posted by Martha Bridegam at February 12, 2006 12:35 AM