Re: Publisher censoring authors

On 2025-07-20 2:58 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

No names are identified, but it sounds possible.
 A female author writing a book on wellness about which the publisher said,
"We really see women as the primary market for this book," told its female
author that use of the words "women", "pregnancy", and "breastfeeding"
were non-inclusive terms. If she complained, they threatened to make her
repay her advance.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h2MWYxfeMs&t=36s

I listened to the first several of his guests and their problems and was saddened at how ideology has made people take leave of their basic reason. A whole lot of people have apparently been indoctrinated to believe the non-sensical with a fanaticism reminiscent of the followers of Hitler, Stalin and Mao.
That lunacy is a big part of the reason Trump got elected. If the people at the top don't start saying "no" to the lunatics, they're going to find themselves out of office....
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Rhino