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Originally Posted by Philippe D.
OK, I'll bite. I've remained out of this thread so far, but...
I have a hard time figuring out what the "African-American section" of a bookstore is even supposed to be.
Is it for books for African-Americans? by African-Americans? about African-Americans? and, to be honest - how can this even remotely be a reasonable way to organize a bookstore by?
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All three in their own sections? Reasonable? For me, if this organization increases sales, it is reasonable. If it is just being done to appear non-discriminatory, it's isn't.
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Originally Posted by Philippe D.
I mean, bookstores I go to are usually organized by genre, with some sections sorted by their intended public when it is specific enough (kids' books, typically), and general litterature organized by original language or country of origin. This I can understand, because language and country are also often indicative of some elements of style, or theme, or mood, and some readers may not want to read translated books, or may want to avoid it for some languages that they can read without translation.
Is there also a section for books by, or for, or about women?
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One local bookstore has a section devoted to books by Canadian women and two sections for books about women ( feminism and women in history ). The only "racial" sorting they do is a section for Chinese language books.