LRB apologises for publishing article 'susceptible' to racist interpretation
Journal backs down in wake of protests that RW Johnson article contained 'highly offensive, age-old racist stereotypes'
The London Review of Books has posted a public apology on its website after some of Britain's most distinguished writers, academics and arts figures accused the magazine of publishing a racist blogpost comparing African migrants to baboons and black shopkeepers to rottweilers.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Wednesday, 21 July, 2010
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