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Originally Posted by library addict
I don't think pointing out the way institutions/groups overlook authors of color as part of a systemic failure is political correctness.
But then I didn't agree with 98% of the books they chose, so I am all for redoing it.
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According to my wife, she has never paid attention to the author's picture or anything other than the words on the page, that being a person of colour does not excuse sloppy writing. As a "person of colour", she feels entitled to her opinion though she does get upset when I point out that I am now a member of a visible minority in the greater Vancouver area.
Might I ask when was the last time you or someone that you know purchased a book with the author's ethnicity as a factor in the decision?
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. C. S. Lewis