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Joy Saha

Defanging a demon with poor metaphors

The following contains spoilers for "It Lives Inside"

Perhaps my greatest grievance with many Western horror films is that they're still lacking on the diversity front. White people continue to dominate the genre, appearing as main characters and subjects of mainstream lore. Narratives featuring Black characters are right behind, although in comparison, representation as a whole remains abysmally low. And let's not even get started on Asian folks, who are almost nonexistent (did anyone see "Umma"? No? Well there you go). Aside from appearing as background characters, Asians are rarely the primary focus in horror.

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