America’s largest brick and mortar bookseller, Barnes & Noble, has canceled a plan to offer “diversity” editions of classic novels like “The Wizard of Oz” and “Romeo and Juliet” after a backlash from progressives and social justice warriors who criticized the effort as “fake,” given that the characters in the books are still, for the most part, white.
“The new ‘Diverse Editions’ series was announced on Tuesday to honor Black History Month and due to hit shelves on Wednesday,” the Guardian reported. “The project saw 12 classic young adult novels receive new covers, the protagonists now ‘culturally diverse.’ Frankenstein[‘s monster] has brown skin, not green, while a kissing Romeo and Juliet have darker skin tones and kinky hair textures.” Juliet is also shown wearing a headscarf.
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