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Originally Posted by Pajamaman
What racist statements did Sue Grimshaw make? From what I've read, she put African-American Romance books in the African-American section of Borders, and she has "liked" right-wing tweets, such as anti-Elizabeth Warren, ICE raid and Pro-Trump tweets.
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Actually, it was Borders policy, not hers.
They had a separate buyer for AA material, not just Romance.
The exception was SF&F because, as they put it, tbose buyers were looking for SF and not cultural familiarity.
Borders management was weird. One of the many reasons they gone.
But they might have been sort of right: hardly anybody looks for "cultural familiarity" in stories of alien worlds and times. Although that is changing...
More catfights to come.
Lots of detail here (starting back in sept) that shines light of the backstory:
http://teachmetonight.blogspot.com/2...nce-buyer.html
The thing wasn't really about the book but about a years long pre-existing conflict.
The old saw about watching sausage be made applies; no clean hands in this mess.