Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26241562-20151013033754/@comment-4427410-20151015142900

''I don't know what else they'd call it. I mean, we still call it "dark magic," and no longer, "black magic." It's not like we're calling it "The Blackness." It's the freakin' darkness. Trying to pin that name as racist is a huge stretch, basically, in my opinion.''

I don't think it's a stretch. In the old days, darkness or black had nothing to do with evil or any other kind of negativity. And lightness or white had nothing to do with good or anything positive. Only since the emergence of Western society has black or darkness been strongly associated with evil and light, good. Especially a Western society that had come into contact with non-Europeans - especially those of Africa and the Americas.

Even these days, darkness or black can mean about something other than evil - elegance and individuality are two examples. Even in China, black is used as a symbol for water. Also white can be used for something that is not considered good - illness, deceit, cowardice and death. So, what is the point of automatically associating darkness (black) with evil and light (white) with good? Some fans claim that darkness blind people. Well, so can light. Both darkness and light can be blinding or hide the truth. Sometimes that is a good thing and sometimes it isn't.

I've also noticed a growing trend among fans and writers of science-fiction and fantasy - especially in movies and television - to automatically associate dark with evil and light with good. It has come to the point when a lot of people do not even use the words "good" and "evil" anymore. And I find that rather odd.

So again, I feel that Horowitz and Kitsis should consider giving this entity another name.