Morrison was consciously choosing to subvert when she said, “I’ve spent my entire writing life trying to make sure that the white gaze was not the dominant one in any of my books.”35 This is not something that people with white privilege have to consciously think about or intentionally choose. Under white supremacy, nonwhite narratives are usually seen as less relevant, except for when being co-opted through cultural appropriation or being reimagined through a white lens.
