It is a costly affair to use racial slur if you're a public figure, mainly because if you're an author. The example surfaced recently when Paula Deen's publisher canceled a deal with for multiple books, including an upcoming cookbook that was the number one seller on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Her only fault was she admitted to have used racial slur.Ballantine Books made an official announcement that it would not release Paula Deen's New Testament: 25o Favorite Recipes, All Lightened Up. The book was scheduled to be launched in October and was the first of a five-book deal announced early last year.
It is not fair to engage into racial slur in any situation. But in my opinion, the publisher has taken a hasty decision and should have at least left the matter aside and focus on publishing the book. Writers and authors have a right to differ on certain things and make loose statements. But to mix her public life into the personal one is not a good step. Although I'm against the slur and despise her for being racially sensitive.
It is not fair to engage into racial slur in any situation. But in my opinion, the publisher has taken a hasty decision and should have at least left the matter aside and focus on publishing the book. Writers and authors have a right to differ on certain things and make loose statements. But to mix her public life into the personal one is not a good step. Although I'm against the slur and despise her for being racially sensitive.
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