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You're adding complexity to a situation that doesn't need it, and masking some serious social problems here with what can only be described as FUD. There is no

You're adding complexity to a situation that doesn't need it, and masking some serious social problems here with what can only be described as FUD. There is no way a man going undercover in North Korea would ever get his work labeled as a memoir. Perhaps its a sad fact that the work of women sells more copies when sold as a memoir and the publisher is make a shrewd decision. Perhaps its possible that the publisher is just can't conceive of women in a contemporary way. Whatever the case, the situation is FUBAR. This is a journalistic work and it should be presented as such because that is that only way to publish it with integrity. Everyone at that publisher should be ashamed of what they've done.

x0x0 10y ago
viz Black Like Me
918298191 10y ago
If this theory is true, one needs to take it up with women: In my country they are the majority of book buyers and yes, many of them would probably respond to the memoir angle. Men would not.
- PhasmaFelis 10y ago
  The publisher is still at fault. Lying does not become okay when it gets you money.
  - 099128981281 10y ago
    I was responding to: "Perhaps its possible that the publisher is just can't conceive of women in a contemporary way." The point is that apparently the female buyers cannot "conceive of women in a contemporary way".
macspoofing 10y ago
>You're adding complexity to a situation that doesn't need it, and masking some serious social problems here with what can only be described as FUD I disagree on both counts. Maybe there isn't a serious social problem here - how do you know? >Perhaps its a sad fact that the work of women sells more copies when sold as a memoir and the publisher is make a shrewd decision. Perhaps its possible that the publisher is just can't conceive of women in a contemporary way. This is pure speculation, masquerading as insight. How do you know that your interpretation of this situation is actually correct? > This is a journalistic work and it should be presented as such because that is that only way to publish it with integrity. Ok. I have no opinion on the work in question. However, when you take money, you lose flexibility. It wouldn't be the first time that pressure from the publisher compromised the author's vision.

x0x0 10y ago

viz Black Like Me

918298191 10y ago

If this theory is true, one needs to take it up with women: In my country they are the majority of book buyers and yes, many of them would probably respond to the memoir angle. Men would not.

PhasmaFelis 10y ago
The publisher is still at fault. Lying does not become okay when it gets you money.
- 099128981281 10y ago
  I was responding to: "Perhaps its possible that the publisher is just can't conceive of women in a contemporary way." The point is that apparently the female buyers cannot "conceive of women in a contemporary way".

macspoofing 10y ago

>You're adding complexity to a situation that doesn't need it, and masking some serious social problems here with what can only be described as FUD I disagree on both counts. Maybe there isn't a serious social problem here - how do you know? >Perhaps its a sad fact that the work of women sells more copies when sold as a memoir and the publisher is make a shrewd decision. Perhaps its possible that the publisher is just can't conceive of women in a contemporary way. This is pure speculation, masquerading as insight. How do you know that your interpretation of this situation is actually correct? > This is a journalistic work and it should be presented as such because that is that only way to publish it with integrity. Ok. I have no opinion on the work in question. However, when you take money, you lose flexibility. It wouldn't be the first time that pressure from the publisher compromised the author's vision.