For what it's worth, there is a scene in John Fowler's fantasy novel The
Magus where (my memory is hazy) the hero, Nicholas, is abducted by the
magician Conchis, tied down and made to watch, Clockwork Orange-style, a
mock-up vintage "pornographic film" in which the mysterious woman he's in
love with, Julie, makes love with a nameless, stereotypical muscled "black
brute". This would be more outrageous to Nick than if the film featured a
white or Asian man, presumably. I don't know if the film version (1968,
starring Michael Caine) has this scene, since I haven't seen it.
Sarah Barmak
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