Malorie Blackman, the author of the Noughts + Crosses novel series that has been adapted into a BBC drama, has hit back at those who have accused her of “race-baiting”.
Noughts + Crosses, a young adult book published in 2001, imagines an alternate reality in which white people are the underclass and black people are the ruling elite.
Its race-reversal element divided viewers and critics, with fans hailing it as “vital” television and nay-sayers accusing it of “anti-white racism”.
“You tell ’em!” he encouraged the author, whose defence was supported and retweeted by many fans.