tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-02-28:480381 an interesting monster megwrites 2012-03-19T14:57:37Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-02-28:480381:217459 2012-03-19T14:57:37Z 2012-03-19T14:57:37Z public 0 <a href="http://www.arabglot.com/2011/05/book-covers-promote-orientalist.html">Book covers promote Orientalism</a>.<br /><br />I don't think it's a coincidence that the last few years have seen a deluge of such covers premiering in the U.S. (and other Euro/Western countries) at a time when France is blatantly becoming an anti-Islamic state bent on depriving French Muslims of as many rights as possible and when France's allies (like the US, UK, etc) have <i>shit all</i> to say about such obvious wrongness. <br /><br />I just wanted to post this for all those who feel the need to ask why it matters what the cover looks like.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=megwrites&ditemid=217459" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments