May 10, 2020
4 min read
Might Makes White
Whiteness is more than just low melanin.
By Paul Hartzer
In Octavia Butler’s “Kindred,” the protagonist Dana is fretting about how the other slaves see her as being “white” because of her relationship with the masters. Carrie, a mute slave, rubs Dana’s face to show that the blackness doesn’t rub off. Dana is black no matter what.
