tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post7306733798152093736..comments2024-03-29T02:40:16.271-05:00Comments on Charlotte's Library: The cover of Magic Under GlassCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-5498228009952972732013-11-03T09:41:37.391-05:002013-11-03T09:41:37.391-05:00Doret - Its not the fact they refuse to use Brown ...Doret - Its not the fact they refuse to use Brown faces on covers. It the unneeded White face lie. Oh, now that is a great way of putting it.<a href="www.bloggerbookreviews.com" rel="nofollow">...</a><br />Nicole Wigginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272918266741834749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-14102711421180621642010-04-08T07:57:58.631-05:002010-04-08T07:57:58.631-05:00Hi Tank,
Although I agree that you could probably...Hi Tank,<br /><br />Although I agree that you could probably find someone from the Middle East who looked like the girl on the cover, if you tried hard enough, she still doesn't look like the girl described in the book--she was, in fact, whitewashed. I don't think that anyone said she had to look African. <br /><br />Also, I'd like to point out that readers who speak out against whitewashing are not all African Americans. This is just one of the many many things in your second paragraph that I find offensive--there's also the over-generalization of "any time we..." And how can you use the words "whining about rascism?" Isn't speaking out, in a powerful and committed way, a way of effecting change? And I have no clue what you mean about "living by what they claim to believe."Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-27151001691236665492010-04-06T10:17:19.452-05:002010-04-06T10:17:19.452-05:00Interestingly, either of the covers could represen...Interestingly, either of the covers could represent a middle easterner, or most any nationality other than Middle Africani. A second thing to consider would be the natural (even for Africanis) tendancy of skin to lighten without regular contct in the sun. (as would be the case for a night performer)<br /><br />It speaks volumes about racial relations in America (and whos really to blame) that any time we dont have Queen Bathsheba on the cover of a book, "its an outrage", and "racially discriminating". Maybe if the Black Americans whining about racism actually started living by what they claim to believe, they wouldnt be so universally dismissed, even by other Africanis.Dpgillamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355817869580208104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-9823320780072502052010-02-15T09:54:41.728-05:002010-02-15T09:54:41.728-05:00nice post. thanks.nice post. thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-14394563425286231082010-01-21T14:57:24.581-05:002010-01-21T14:57:24.581-05:00Your post has been included in a Linkspam roundup
...Your post has been included in a <a href="http://linkspam.dreamwidth.org/18742.html" rel="nofollow">Linkspam roundup</a><br /><br />Linkspam_modAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-50664365328272710492010-01-19T16:32:29.154-05:002010-01-19T16:32:29.154-05:00Lovely, balanced post - I appreciated the quotes a...Lovely, balanced post - I appreciated the quotes and the extra treat of the author's book trailer at the end. I knew nothing about the book and just assumed this was another teen historical romance featuring someone white. There's definitely a huge problem in Publishing Land...Eva Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921035998297319995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-84595562177836921672010-01-18T14:49:11.268-05:002010-01-18T14:49:11.268-05:00I linked to this in my original post. Thank you fo...I linked to this in my original post. Thank you for revisintg this issue and for compiling a list of quotes where Nimira's dark-skin is mentioned, it's quite helpful.<br /><br />I appreciate all that you do in promoting books about poc in fantasy and sci fi. I need to read more fantasy and sci fi as well so this is a great resource!MissAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042352415616854651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-35167320709116372792010-01-18T14:49:10.824-05:002010-01-18T14:49:10.824-05:00I linked to this in my original post. Thank you fo...I linked to this in my original post. Thank you for revisintg this issue and for compiling a list of quotes where Nimira's dark-skin is mentioned, it's quite helpful.<br /><br />I appreciate all that you do in promoting books about poc in fantasy and sci fi. I need to read more fantasy and sci fi as well so this is a great resource!MissAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042352415616854651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-28588807141333002112010-01-18T09:19:07.100-05:002010-01-18T09:19:07.100-05:00Without having read the book, I was just concerned...Without having read the book, I was just concerned about her corset being too tight. It's good (essential) to have the textual references at hand when discussing the cover choice. And I also like the way Doret put it.<br /><br />I took a peek at the other cover, too (the one with the illustration of two people and a piano under a bell jar): is the girl supposed to be Nimira?Anamaria (bookstogether)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10361389598002568007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-64130639326687686972010-01-17T23:41:38.469-05:002010-01-17T23:41:38.469-05:00Doret - Its not the fact they refuse to use Brown ...Doret - <i>Its not the fact they refuse to use Brown faces on covers. It the unneeded White face lie.</i> Oh, now that is a great way of putting it.<br /><br />I have an (unread) ARC of this somewhere, but couldn't find it yesterday when I first saw Ari's post about the cover, so thanks for the quotes and perspective, Charlotte.Trishahttp://theyayayas.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-33985654362096880272010-01-17T22:13:50.881-05:002010-01-17T22:13:50.881-05:00Thanks for the examples Charlotte. I haven't ...Thanks for the examples Charlotte. I haven't read the book yet, so I'm kind of reserving judgement so far on this one, but it's nice to see what people are getting at.Alyssa Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493806120430252745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-26008413406489689032010-01-17T21:37:22.895-05:002010-01-17T21:37:22.895-05:00Before I comment about this new issue on my blog. ...Before I comment about this new issue on my blog. I am going to read Magic Under Glass. <br /><br />Though quotes you picked prove that the cover choice is wrong. <br /><br />Bloomsbury just doesn't get it. Its not the fact they refuse to use Brown faces on covers. It the unneeded White face lie. <br /><br />There is no law that says there must be a face on a cover. If you think Brown don't sell fine do something else. <br /><br />Charlotte, thanks for taking the time to share these examples.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-85584653866313378912010-01-17T21:01:21.261-05:002010-01-17T21:01:21.261-05:00Charlotte, I'm glad you came back to the issue...Charlotte, I'm glad you came back to the issue. <br /><br />Honestly, the cover alone would not have caught my attention. However, anything that breaks from status quo is interesting and given my lament about how POC are so limited and reduced to particular genres, you'd like to think the folks at Bloomsbury would be smarter. Even if they don't think POC matters for social/political reasons, you'd think they would consider how they could broaden their audience by accurately representing the characters.<br /><br />Thanks.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.com