Thread: Romance Writers of America implodes over handling of criticism of racism
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Old 01-15-2020, 09:51 PM   #184
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Originally Posted by Hitch View Post
Does this argument mean that Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, etc., should not have their categories of LGBTQ? That's bad?
Again, this is about bricks & mortar stores, which (usually) won't shelve a book in more than one section, let alone multiple sections. So if AA romance is tucked only in the AA section, unless you're looking specifically for AA romance AND know to look in the AA section, you will only find romances featuring characters/authors who aren't AA.

This system also has issues with intersections. If you have an AA section, and an LGBTQ section, and a romance section, where you you going to shelve your AA lesbian romance?

Online stores in which a book can be in 2, 5 or 12 sections at once are a completely different story.
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