Young adult author cancels own novel after race controversy

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Advance copies of Amélie Wen Zhao’s Blood Heir were criticised for its depiction of slavery, for which the author apologised and pulled publication

 

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willsteele I felt a bit cross about this.

Publicity stunt

It’s odd how US cultural imperialism has managed to disguise itself as ‘wokery’. Not everything is a reference to US history or experience (as in this case)

Political commissars banned another book, destroying someone’s writing career.

Odd how SJWs Alt-left scociopaths seem to target minority creators more than anyone else. Remind me again who the Nazis are ?

CallidusDominus A damn shame.

So stupid. Creativity is dead. Can we just go back to not buying stuff we don't like? outrageculture

It's a shame... I hope that when she decides to release the novel she hadn't changed anything in it. I really want to read her novel in its current form and not in an edited version created just to satisfy a particular group of persons

Such a low ploy. A racism controversy? From the Gen Z crowd? Nigga, please. This whole thing is a marketing ploy.

Snowflakery.

Good! We don’t need this sort of negativity.

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