'Fake diversity': Barnes and Noble cancels race-swapped classic covers

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Writers say the move, meant to celebrate Black History Month, does not help improve representation

Barnes and Noble, America’s largest bookseller, is withdrawing a new series of classic book covers aimed at promoting diversity less than 24-hours after its launch, following a backlash from writers who say simply changing the skin color of characters like Romeo and Juliet or Frankenstein does nothing to address the publishing industry’s underlying diversity problems.

 

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You can only have true 'diversity' when there are no white people left. WhiteGenocide

The original book had illustrations.

Latinx what’s that?

Ok, this is not me trying to be an asshole, I would honestly appreciate some clarification, how is this different from changing a character's race in a movie or series?

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