Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Interview: Mat Johnson, Author Of 'Loving Day' On The 'Optical Illusion' Of Being Biracial : Code Switch : NPR

Interview: Mat Johnson, Author Of 'Loving Day' On The 'Optical Illusion' Of Being Biracial : Code Switch : NPR: "Early in the book, he calls himself a "racial optical illusion."



The people who see me as white always will, and will think it's madness that anyone else could come to any other conclusion, holding to this falsehood regardless of learning my true identity. The people who see me as black cannot imagine how a sane, intelligent person could be so blind not to understand this, despite my pale-skinned presence."



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