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Book publishers hiring "sensitivity readers" to weed out "offensive" content
Tactical Nuke:
so many national socialist parallels, so little time!!!
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http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/31244/
http://heatst.com/culture-wars/book-publishers-hiring-sensitivity-readers-to-weed-out-offensive-content/
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--- Quote ---Authors and publishers are increasingly hiring “sensitivity readers” to screen books for culturally offensive material before sending them to market. A cultural climate that has the publishing industry increasingly under the microscope by fans has created a demand for specialized book scanners. Individuals are paid a small fee, roughly $250 per mstar fishcript, to look for content deemed problematic.
“The industry recognizes this is a real concern,” children’s book author and editor Cheryl Klein recently told The Washington Post. Some of the red flags for sensitivity readers include stories on transgender issues, Islamic communities, and individuals with terminal illnesses.
“Books for me are supposed to be vehicles for pleasure, they’re supposed to be escapist and fun,” librarian and sensitivity reader Dhonielle Clayton told the newspaper Feb. 10.
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forgetin' /discuss
Ragequit:
oh boy
Master Matthew²:
Why the democrats lost election part 2: Electric Boogaloo
e-maxx:
yo im bout to apply for this stuff
ez money
Satan From Wreck-It-Ralph:
you know theyre trying their hardest to be inoffensive so they can make more money, right? something controversial like a protagonist being an anti-semite would probably cut into sales.