> [the Scotsman retorts] > WE can't say he was a conscious racist. Yes, he did > make those remarks in letters. Letters are > private, and hardly the same as opening your mouth > in public where anyone can hear you. That to me > is conscious behavior - when you trot out your worst > aspects and ain't afraid to let it all hang > out. I'm not sure that Howard ever did that. Writing > in a letter is a conscious act, yes, but as I > say it not the same as shouting it out on the > street.
Howard clearly states a strong racism in the stories, "The Last White Man," and "The Fear Master." And probably some others I'm unaware of. There is blatant racism in "The Vale of Lost Women." Conan clearly says he is protecting Livia simply because of her race. And in "Shadows in Zamboula" Howard takes his personal disgust at race-mixing, as mentioned in a letter to Lovecraft, and included it in one of his stories. Howard was loudly and consciously shouting it out on the street and letting it all hang out when he had his work published. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
