‘X’ and Prejudice

In reference to “It Was Much Too Quiet on ‘Malcolm X’ Set for Kate Vernon,” by Susan King (Off-Centerpiece, Nov. 22):

Vernon whines over the way Lee supposedly ostracized her on the set of ‘Malcolm X’ and how she “never felt part of the process” and couldn’t “figure out the psychology of Spike.” Welcome to the club! I am sure that African-Americans involved in the business and dealing with white directors and producers go through this humiliation on a much broader scale.

This is not to justify prejudices in any way but to make the point that African-Americans are the No. 1 victims of ostracism, and we have never been able to figure out the psychology of white America.

PRISCILLA CLARK

San Bernardino