I just support Foyt’s right to freedom of expression. Note: This should not be taken as support for racism in any way on my part. The publisher eventually removed Kaye’s editorial and issued an apology.
Jeff Vandermeer and NK Jemisin blogged against the book and Ann Vandermeer resigned as editor of the magazine, apparently in protest.
Weird Tales Magazine published a supportive editorial by Marvin Kaye and initially meant to publish an excerpt, but then backed down and apologized after a backlash. This novel also caused a scandal within the SF community. An organized campaign left large numbers of 1-star reviews for the book on Amazon. Although Foyt said her intentions were to present questions about racism, the book was denounced as racist. Despite this situation, Eden continues to think of herself in the traditional white custom as privileged and beautiful.
The novel is set in a sun-blasted dystopian society and follows Eden, a young white woman, as she wears blackface as protection and tries to survive in a society where whites are oppressed by blacks. The book won the 2012 Eric Hoffer award for young adult fiction. Valentine to Faith and Save the Pearls: Revealing Eden. Another example of Internet censorship is Victoria Foyt’s book Save the Pearls: Revealing Eden. Victoria Foyt is an American author, novelist, screenwriter and actress, best known for her.
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