{"id":462954,"date":"2022-06-15T03:15:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T00:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/james-patterson-apologizes-for-saying-white-writers-face-racism\/"},"modified":"2022-06-15T03:15:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T00:15:27","slug":"james-patterson-apologizes-for-saying-white-writers-face-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/james-patterson-apologizes-for-saying-white-writers-face-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"#James Patterson apologizes for saying white writers face racism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37bf566c423\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37bf566c423\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/james-patterson-apologizes-for-saying-white-writers-face-racism\/#%E2%80%9CJames_Patterson_apologizes_for_saying_white_writers_face_racism%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;James Patterson apologizes for saying white writers face racism&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJames_Patterson_apologizes_for_saying_white_writers_face_racism%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;James Patterson apologizes for saying white writers face racism&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Crime novelist James Patterson has issued an apology Tuesday following a prior remark on racism. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/james-patterson-white-male-writers-are-victims-of-racism-bzqj50fj3\">to the UK\u2019s Sunday Times<\/a>\u00a0this weekend, Patterson said that \u201cwhite older male writers\u201d aren\u2019t getting hired for \u201cwriting gigs in film, theatre, TV or publishing\u201d right now \u2014 claiming the phenomenon is \u201cjust another form of racism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s that all about? Can you get a job? Yes. Is it harder? Yes. It\u2019s even harder for older writers. You don\u2019t meet many 52-year-old white males,\u201d he insisted.<\/p>\n<p>However, he is now taking that back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI apologize for saying white male writers having trouble finding work is a form of racism,\u201d Patterson, 75, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JamesPatterson\/posts\/10159905513738468\">offered on Facebook<\/a> Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI absolutely do not believe that racism is practiced against white writers. Please know that I strongly support a diversity of voices being heard \u2014 in literature, in Hollywood, everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1187424229.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"James Patterson \" class=\"wp-image-22661472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1187424229.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1187424229.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1187424229.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1187424229.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The author\u2019s autobiography, \u201cJames Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life,\u201d came out last week.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of course, the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> comments section had some thoughts on the apology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry you feel the need to be an apologist,\u201d wrote one user, prompting a thread of debate. \u201cBias against white men is very real. It may be more recent but it is real nonetheless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWay to bend to pressure,\u201d another commented. \u201cThe left has forced their beliefs again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust write awesome books and stay out of politics and social issues,\u201d another suggested.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1386381297-e1655250950297.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Dolly Parton and James Patterson\" class=\"wp-image-22661432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1386381297-e1655250950297.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1386381297-e1655250950297.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1386381297-e1655250950297.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Dolly Parton and James Patterson talk during the Dollyverse event at South by Southwest on March 18 in Austin, Texas.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Patterson has sold more than 450 million books across 20 or so titles during his nearly 30-year career \u2014 most notably, the neo-noir book <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> following Detective Alex Cross, later played by actor Morgan Freeman in 1997\u2019s \u201cKiss the Girls\u201d and its 2001 sequel, \u201cAlong Came a Spider.<\/p>\n<p>His first autobiography,\u00a0\u201cJames Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life,\u201d hit bookstores just last week. Patterson\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/03\/dolly-parton-run-rose-run-movie-1234983179\/\">also will produce<\/a>\u00a0the upcoming film \u201cRun Rose Run,\u201d based on the book he wrote\u00a0with country music legend Dolly Parton, 76.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Speaking\u00a0to the UK\u2019s Sunday Times\u00a0this weekend, Patterson said that \u201cwhite older male writers\u201d aren\u2019t getting hired for \u201cwriting gigs in film, theatre, TV or publishing\u201d right now \u2014 claiming the phenomenon&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":462955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1382984049-e1655250863783.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[130298,71502,17209,4974,109419,4937],"class_list":["post-462954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-6-14-22","tag-authors","tag-books","tag-facebook","tag-james-patterson","tag-racism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}