(TW: Racism) In which I increasingly hate YA and am disgusted this shit is still happening in 2013.

[shamanicshaymin]

Save the Pearls Controversy

Dear friggin' god, it's amazing how ignorant wannabe authors can be. If you're going to tackle a topic like racism, do so with the care and sensitivity it needs. Good intent is not enough if you cannot be mature about the subject matter, and the lack of knowledge and courtesy makes your work just as problematic and offensive as those that are openly and intentionally racist.

And using blackface to advertise your book? Really?

Comments

[spectrier]

Ugh. I 'love' how this series misses the fucking point entirely of what it wants to accomplish and warps around into being horrifically racist.

Okay, that'll teach me to comment while I'm watching the linked video. The video briefly mentions Noughts & Crosses, you should give that a read if you want to see 'reverse discrimination' in YA done decently. The genre's not all bad, I promise! ;;

[shamanicshaymin]

Ugh. I 'love' how this series misses the fucking point entirely of what it wants to accomplish and warps around into being horrifically racist.

Exactly.

I hear Noughts & Crosses mentioned a lot as "Save the Pearls done right", so I'll be keeping an eye out. :)