Interesting terminology the "Heinz 57" LOL - But wait a sec... Who the hell's James? Did I miss something?!?!?
Anyway - I was reading a funny-as-hell article about the Dave Matthews Band LOL --- Apparently
"It's the whitest band ever, which is saying something considering 3 of the members are black, and Dave Matthews is literally an African American - He was born in South Africa."
Don't know what this tidbit brings to the discussion - but I think it's quite ironic LOL - I've heard the Dave Matthews Band and I do have to agree - It is the whitest band ever
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Anyway - lol...... Yeah... Kinda interesting....
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Originally Posted by butchiesmom
Another layer of this essay is something I came across on another site. An author was told she would not be able to publish her novel about an African-American because she was white. She was told that knowledge of her color would make the novel unsaleable.
My question to everyone...does it matter what color the author's skin is if the novel is well written?
hugs,
Gail
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We chatted briefly about this and I have to say I'm quite astonished. I think we of the literary genre
(and artistic world in general) pride ourselves on being above the petty grievances of racial discrimination, sexism, homophobia, ageism, etcetera... At least I do...
And I'd have to say I've read a lot of drivvle in my lifetime. Some of it I've had the pleasure of writing myself LOL... At anyrate - If one can write about the Black Experience with an authentic voice, making the plot, theme, characters real... Why the hell wouldn't he or she be able to publish? That's insane - Whoever told her that is most likely an IDIOT. And I'll tell ya - Idiocy is more colorblind than Helen Keller was.
It's like telling me that I as a female cannot write anything from a male perspective. Doesn't that sound both irrational and senile? I think yes.
Jacquii.
btw - The attached image is a pic of African American Dave Matthews. 
