tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563131467863066766.post3492916603678266245..comments2023-01-31T03:06:34.666-08:00Comments on Words And Women: Colour Bind: Part 3:Words and Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00128691782025466143noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563131467863066766.post-46945728828360924672014-11-03T17:13:08.375-08:002014-11-03T17:13:08.375-08:00do you think it is also important that the represe...do you think it is also important that the representation of characters in books which feature people of colour are not stereotypical in they way they behave,act and in their speech,when written by someone who is not that ethnicity or has a basic understanding of it? I chose cassandra claire and el james as examples,because though cassandra featured severalethnicities in her books, they were stereotypical borderline offensive and el james features the non white characters in her books either as being obsessed with the main using stereotypical phrases or being the only character to get fired,besides the other character doing a similar act to no effectAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563131467863066766.post-56959616803960886502014-11-03T17:08:14.536-08:002014-11-03T17:08:14.536-08:00I think that the same can be said with graphic nov...I think that the same can be said with graphic novels too,because I never really see any graphic novels written by females,who are black and non white, other than Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis,which became a huge success. But I would say with publishing books,you have to look at who runs the publishing houses and controls what is being put out there for people to see. I have noticed that with the larger publishing houses i have noticed always look for the same template that will sell or they will market it to sell. whether it is a quirky ,wildlife badly drawn graphic novel,pitched as hipster and witty or a chick lit book about a plain jane who gets noticed by the guy everyone wants,who becomes obsessed with her ,but warns her away. <br />Publishers will only take a 'risk' if they sell it will sell and it's a shame that these days a person,usually a woman who is not white is a risk and make or deal breaker for getting a book publishedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com