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The world of romance writers if you know, youknow is embroiled in drama this week.
In one, Davis describes Chinese characters as having bronze skin and slanted almond eyes.
(Davis is a white writer.)
The RWA, she said, did not fully explain what it meant by gap.
I am a former member of the first committee (I resigned yesterday) and can verify.
They formed a new committee without telling us about the complaint.
Most of us found out on Monday evening.
Grant said she did not believe there had beenanyturnover and the committees workload had been minimal.
Eight members of the board have since resigned, theTimesreports, including a former president of the RWA.
That is where things stand and where they will remain unless a future Board decides to revisit the issues.
Several Board members have subsequently resigned for a variety of reasons.
Folks on Twitter have also pointed out Suedes own history of trafficking in stereotypes in his writing.
Tried a Damon Suede book once.
Fireman is shocked to learn this big Arab gorilla is fucking a white paramedic MC knows.
That list includes non-RWA operated social-media posts, such as Milans tweets aboutSomewhere Lies the Moon.
Milans Twitter thread was specifically excluded from being considered as evidence in this complaint.
The case should have been thrown out based on that alone, Grant said.
Writer Tessa Dare alsotweetednoting discussion of books is also on the exclusion list.
On her blog, Nora Roberts a genre heavyweight wrote an entire post about the debacle.
(As she notes in the post, she is not on Twitter.)
The letter was only published after she threatened to take out a full-page ad and run it herself.
To support and advocate for romance writers.
Not specific kinds of romance writers.
She ended the post with a blanket apology for any offensive content she may have written throughout her career.
Chuck Tingle has, uh, alsoweighed in.
This whole situation is extremely shady and the membership needs to know what’s going on NOW.
you could, too!
Emails:https://t.co/EaoBMvAvZ4
Resign,@DamonSuede.
Let us escape with some dignity.RESIGN.
UPDATE: Today we mailed@romancewritersthe petition package for the recall of Damon Suede.
We were able to collect 1092 signatures.
~400 more than necessary to reach or 10% of voting membership goal.
We await updates with bated and racially sensitive breath.
A statement from Rachel Grant has also been included.
