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Andrew C (✓)
Oh No They Didn't! - YA Series "Save The Pearls" Employs Offensive Blackface And Bizarre Racist Stereoty - http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/7070906...
July 31
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"Victoria Foyt is the (white) author of a new young adult book series called Save the Pearls. The book chronicles the adventures of Eden Newman, a white woman, or a "Pearl," whose entire race has been enslaved by the dominant race of "Coals" -- or dark-skinned people."
- Andrew C (✓)
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o.O
- Jessie
o_O
- John (bird whisperer)
It looks like the book was self-published. At least that means no editors were responsible for allowing this shit to be published.
- Jessie
OMFG the promotional ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Jessie
The ad is terrible on all levels.
- Heather
The summary by martinigrl: http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/7070906...
- Anika
She now says it's a cautionary tale about global warming: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada... Well, since people called her out on the obvious racist overtones of it. That which she credits to black people and just brushes it off. But read other links, she described it as a Beauty and the Beast love story.
- Anika
And her FB page: https://www.facebook.com/SaveThe...
- Anika
Holy crap. I'd heard about the book, but that video promo O.O
- Soup in a TARDIS
Low budget and janky.
- Derrick
That is horrendous.
- Katy S