Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS
#Stereotyping shouldn’t still be happening in #book #publishing, but it’s in a children’s novel published by Penguin House UK. Why didn’t the publisher set up vetting by an #authenticity #reader? Because the book has a celebrity author? Pull it from stores! https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/nov/09/jamie-oliver-apologises-after-childrens-book-criticised-for-stereotyping-first-nations-australians-ntwnfb H/T @ayeshachari.
Jamie Oliver apologises after his children’s book is criticised for ‘stereotyping’ First Nations Australians

Exclusive: Publisher takes responsibility for the failure to consult Indigenous groups, who say the fantasy novel trivialises complex and painful histories

The Guardian
Nov 10, 2024 at 12:06amMastodon for iOS
Show threadKatharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELSNov 10, 2024
The #book has now been #withdrawn. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/nov/10/jamie-oliver-pulls-childrens-book-from-shelves-after-criticism-for-stereotyping-indigenous-australians-ntwnf