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Book publishers hiring "sensitivity readers" to weed out "offensive" content
sir dooble:
You'd be surprised at how much gets edited out of pretty much all books by publishers anyway.
Bloo Kirby the 2nd:
If I was a book writer i would hire sensitivity readers just so i can put in more of the stuff that makes them triggered.
Not because i am "le trolle XDD", But because it's good to teach people life's not about getting your way all the time.
Badspot:
--- Quote from: PhantOS on February 20, 2017, 03:39:22 AM ---if you don't like your extremely insensitive book being flagged by the publisher, find a different publisher
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You gotta understand the topography of book publishing:
There isn't going to be a "different publisher" in a few years.
joe411:
--- Quote from: Deus Ex on February 20, 2017, 05:28:21 AM ---So it begins
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Publishers refusing to publish offensive content has been going on for decades.
Nonnel:
--- Quote from: joe411 on February 20, 2017, 07:01:23 PM ---Publishers refusing to publish offensive content has been going on for decades.
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since publishers have existed, actually