There’s More Than One Way to Ban a Book (NYTs article)

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@kewms

There’s actually been exactly that pattern for decades. And then when publishers hire “blue” editors in an attempt to fix it, people complain that they are “too woke.”

How do you know? Your own numbers don’t support this theory:

@kewms

I do find it interesting that when nearly 90% of acquiring editors are white, and nearly 90% of the books they buy are by white authors, and that’s the case for decades, […]

When nearly 90 % of the population is indeed “white” (for decades), these numbers reflect(ed) the demographic reality in an almost uncannily precise way.

But hey, you know what: Since you seem to know a lot of such cases, why don’t you join my quest to find examples for discrimination in the publishing industry? You’d think at least one or two victims (or organizations on their behalf) went to court over this.

@kewms

Again, please identify a single case where an author or entertainer has sued a private entity – successfully or not – in an attempt to demand access to an audience on anti-discrimination grounds

Alright. Here we go:

“Del Arroz, the author of Deus Vult, Flying Sparks, Justified, and more, sued WorldCon back in April 2018 for violating Civil Code Section 51 of the Unruh Civil Rights Act, violation of Civil Code Section 51.5, violation of Civil Code Section 51.7, violation of Civil Code Section 52.1, and defamation.” WorldCon Apologizes And Pays The Piper In Settlement With Jon Del Arroz - Bounding Into Comics

@kewms

My position is that anti-discrimination laws provide no protection in those circumstances; I invite you to prove me wrong.

I think they do, but again: I’m no lawyer, so I might very well be wrong.