It’s amazing how the writers of Stranger Things can imagine a world of Demogorgons and alternate universes, but not Black people in Indiana.
has a problem with writing in-depth, exciting Black characters that don’t revolve around whiteness or rely on stereotypes. Let’s start with Lucas, the loyal and headstrong friend of the crew, who is cautious and skeptical but remains curious about everything around him. We get these small tidbits of his personality in the first two seasons, and then it seems we learn less and less about him as the show progresses.
“Vulnerability for Lucas is transactional and transformational. Transformational vulnerability is what catapults a coming-of-age story, but Lucas never gets that,” says Stewart. “Every other character, gets that, except Lucas and Erica.”We do get a glimmer of vulnerability when Lucas confesses to Mike and Dustin that he no longer wants to be a bullied nerd, and would rather lean into the popularity the basketball team affords him—yet he’s still enveloped by whiteness.
“I think we don’t give Black characters enough room to laugh, love, cry, and be missed,” Stewart adds. “Most Black boys inare disposable.” This is definitely the case with Patrick McKinney, the only other Black Hawkins basketball player, who ends up getting killed by Vecna. Patrick only has a few lines, and we never get any backstory—despite getting backstories for every other student who’s murdered, like Chrissy and Fred. Patrick’s body is mutilated, and then he’s forgotten about shortly after.
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