![]() ![]() Abbott, writing at the Detroit Daily, is doing her part and, through hard, honest reporting, has become a champion/protector of the black community. Race relations are terrible the n-word is still freely abused by white men of power when they know someone else is listening. “1972 Detroit, much like Abbott herself, feels authentic. There’s a difference between historical fiction that revels in racism and sexism and that which critiques it this is the latter and shows us how it’s done.” (Source: CBR) In his writing Ahmed shows that yes, these attitudes did exist in 1972 and yes, it often was this explicit, but at the same time no, it’s not OK - and it wasn’t at the time, either. “Taking place in 1970s America, there’s a lot of casual racism and sexism in Abbott, but it’s delicately used and then immediately shut down either through context or characters’ own words. ![]() Forces she has sworn to destroy.Ībbott addresses antiblack racism and police brutality.Ģ018 Bram Stoker Awards Nominee for Superior Achievement in a Graphic NovelĢ019 Hugo Award Nominee for Best Graphic Story ![]() Crimes she knows to be the work of dark occult forces. Hard-nosed, chain-smoking tabloid reporter Elena Abbott investigates a series of grisly crimes that the police have ignored. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |