Has anyone seen this? Why not just promote POC writers???? This is digital black face.
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Feels like an overreaction to me.
I get the issue with seeing the characters out of the context of their stories but the intent is clear:
Encourage more black youth to see themselves in classic literature.
Sidenote: Black creatives worked on this so let’s not rush to decry racist white supremacy too fast.
I believe Doug Melville led the creative direction on this, which might be the first time I’ve heard of a D&I head doing so.
I wrote an opt ed on this with the Drum.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/deadrarahaman_why-diversity-campaigns-sometimes-go-wrong-activity-6632767402008469505-F2cZ
I read this on The Drum, great article and good points! I get the intent but the execution was extremely poor.
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