Here we have the one hand correctly contextualizing Lovecraft within a society that was founded on and thrives on racism, while the other hand is shocked that such an overt racist could endure in the collective imagination. The subtext here is, “anyway, moving on to brighter topics.” Meanwhile, the only modern myths that have captivated the imagination of millions of white readers have been crouched in white supremacy. The “in spite of” phrase is a myopic, ahistorical fallacy. The Cthulhu Mythos endures not in spite of Lovecraft’s racism but because of it....
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