People talk about Lovecraft being racist like he was an influencial Klansman leader who personally owned about 20 black servants and donated money to the Nazis.
The reality was he was basically scared of the unknown and anything different from his own sheltered white boy culture, which is a pretty frequent theme that comes up in his work. Even most people in the 30s and 40s thought his brand of xenophobia was extreme, partly because it was very literal fear of anything different. The Shadow Over Innsmouth and The Dunwich Horror didn’t exactly discourage mixed-race marriages, for instance.
And then on the other hand, Lovecraft worked hard to break out of that mindset later in life. He really tried to change his way of thinking and even married a Jewish woman. Really, recognizing racism and trying to be less racist in the days before the Civil Rights movement is kind of saying a lot for a historical figure.
Y’all love making excuses for racists🤦🏿♂️
I’m sorry you were personally victimized by The Call of C’thulhu.
Y’ALL LOVE MAKING EXCUSES FOR RACISTS.
I’m sorry you think humans can’t improve on their mistakes
well i guess this is it 