The Outskirters were exiles, after all, dismissed as the lower, less-favored children of the Father. A few of the more radical members of the flock suggested that their very appearance was a punishment, claimed that the rich ebony of their skin was an outward sign of their inner allegiance to the Dark Mother, who bore their likeness.
Black skin is demonized, associated with the darkness of the Mother in this religion's story. Black people are "dismissed as The lower, and less favored children" with skin color being the primary determinant of status
