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1/7 Our statement regarding the publication of "Bad and Boujee" by Jennifer M. Buck: In February, Wipf and Stock Publishers released "Bad and Boujee: Toward a Trap Feminist Theology" by Jennifer M. Buck. Recently, a strong backlash to the project emerged on various social . . .
2/7 media platforms. We quickly realized that critics of the book—and critics of Wipf and Stock for publishing it—have serious and valid criticisms. We have pulled the book from circulation and continue to receive and process critical feedback in the hope that we might . . .
3/7 learn from our critics—including the ways our critics state that we have harmed Black women and others. We will continue to consider tangible ways to repair the harm and to make the changes necessary to avoid making the same mistakes. We humbly acknowledge that we . . .
4/7 failed Black women in particular, and we take full responsibility for the numerous failures of judgment that led to this moment. Our critics are right: we should have seen numerous red flags, including but not limited to the inappropriateness of a White theologian . . .
5/7 writing about the experience of Black women (the issue of cultural appropriation is pervasive, from cover to content), the lack of Black endorsers, and the apparent lack of relationship with Black scholars, especially those who originated the trap feminist discourse. We . . .
6/7 are deeply sorry to have published a book that has betrayed the trust of our authors and readers and that has damaged our ability to support work that we both value and believe is vitally important to the church and world at this time—especially the work of womanist . . .
7/7 and Black feminist theologians. We pledge to continue to listen, and we resolve to do better.
—Wipf and Stock Publishers
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every time.
https://charleskochfoundation.org/app/uploads/2021/04/2019-Claremont-Graduate-University-Agreement.pdf … pic.twitter.com/fKyne1Jkx2Apologies are fine, I guess, but if you were really serious about making amends you would spend the next five years publishing a disproportionate number of black feminist and womanist scholarship. Written BY BLACK WOMEN.
Let’s add to that, HIRE BLACK EDITORS AND PAY THEM. The publishing industry is entirely too white. And if they’d had enough Black people on staff, I highly doubt this would’ve even made it past the query stage.
Prioritizing and supporting the publication of Black Women and hiring Black and BIPOC editors and writing coaches is a good place to begin.
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