Critics of one of Oprah Winfrey's recent book club selections put the book “American Dirt,” the author and Winfrey herself on trial at a recent television taping.
“American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins was celebrated by many critics as the great immigrant novel of our day. Then Latinos called it out as a stereotype-riddled act of appropriation.Advertisement
In her opening remarks, Winfrey defended her choice of “American Dirt,” saying the book had made her feel personally connected to the stories of immigrants.and said her response was to “lean in” and embark on a conversation without “having to cancel, to dismiss or to silence anyone.” “For some reason, someone who has a name like Jeanine Cummins can write about anything,” Cepeda said. “Someone with a name like ours, well, we can only write about immigration.”
In a recent telephone interview, Cepeda said she wished some of the answers, especially about how Winfrey and Macmillan would improve diversity, were more specific. Added Arce, in an email to the AP: “Jeanine or Oprah were not there to answer questions. They were there to defend the book. I understand it. When we tried to push Oprah and Jeanine, they were unwilling to really dig deep.”
“If I dropped the book because of pressure and not because I felt something was wrong, then anybody is subject to being rescinded, silenced, erased,” she said. After ending her syndicated talk show in 2011, Winfrey launched Oprah 2.0, a more Internet-focused initiative that included joint promotion with Amazon.com.
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