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I first read the book when I was about 15 or 16, and I assumed Shadow was white, probably because (a) I'm white and often project my identity into the protagonist of whatever I'm reading, (b) white people are overrepresented in many forms of media, (c) I probably skimmed over the moments that mention his or his mother's background, or (d) a combination of all three. When I was doing the "who would you cast" game with a friend a few years down the line I suggested some white actor for Shadow and I got learned. Now I view Gaiman's decision to not explicitly state Shadow's heritage as pretty clever, and it's made me think more about assumptions we make of characters in books and why. Anyways I look forward to thinkpieces in Vox, Buzzfeed and the Atlantic smugly mocking people for making a big deal of Ricky Whittle being cast in the role.
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