{"id":438937,"date":"2021-04-21T14:20:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T18:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=438937"},"modified":"2021-04-21T14:20:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T18:20:40","slug":"simon-schuster-brushes-off-woke-employees-will-not-cancel-mike-pence-book-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simon-schuster-brushes-off-woke-employees-will-not-cancel-mike-pence-book-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon &#038; Schuster Brushes Off \u2018Woke\u2019 Employees, Will Not Cancel Mike Pence Book Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsimon-schuster-brushes-off-woke-employees-will-not-cancel-mike-pence-book-deal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=438937&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3124.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Simon &#038; Schuster, the publishing house that, earlier this year, canceled Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley\u2019s book, citing the January 6th riot at the United States Capitol, drew the line on its own \u201cwoke-ness\u201d Monday, refusing to bend to employees demanding they similarly \u201ccancel\u201d former Vice President Mike Pence\u2019s two-book deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimon &#038; Schuster Chief Executive Jonathan Karp said Tuesday the publisher would proceed with a book by former Vice President\u00a0Mike Pence despite objections from some of its employees, saying he wants to preserve a culture that presents different perspectives,\u201d the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe publisher responded to petitions being circulated by its employees internally and on social media,\u201d the outlet added. \u201cThey demanded that the company cancel Mr. Pence\u2019s book, refrain from signing deals with other Trump administration figures, and cut off a distribution relationship with Post Hill Press, a publisher of conservative books.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The petition, circulated online but without visible signatories, accused Simon &#038; Schuster of engaging in \u201ccomplicity in perpetuating white supremacy by publishing Mike Pence and continuing to distribute books for Post Hill Press,\u201d and claimed Simon &#038; Schuster was \u201clegitimizing bigotry\u201d and \u201crehabilitating fascists\u201d by inking a book deal with the former Vice President.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy choosing to publish Mike Pence, Simon &#038; Schuster is generating wealth for a central figure of a presidency that unequivocally advocated for racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, anti-Blackness, xenophobia, misogyny, ableism, islamophobia, antisemitism, and violence. This is not a difference of opinions; this is legitimizing bigotry,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdZGqlXPySs5lcXUrXQBH1dt_WALD3xy_YCxQKULmezmW17rw\/viewform\">the petition claimed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRehabilitating fascists is antithetical to the statements released by Simon &#038; Schuster in support of AAPI\/Black lives. It puts all of our BIPOC, women, LGBTQ+, disabled, neurodivergent, immigrant, working-class employees, and the greater bookseller\/reviewer\/reading community in immediate and long-term danger and dismisses the generations of violence that have contributed to our direct oppression,\u201d the petition went on. \u201cYour attempts to silence us by refusing to answer questions at the town hall or even dedicate a full hour to this matter, will not work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taking aim at Post Hill Press, which publishes titles marketed to conservatives, the employees accused Simon &#038; Schuster of participating in and normalizing \u201cviolence against minors, Black women, and all Black people by individuals and the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Karp announced last week that the company would drop plans to publish a book written by one of the officers who responded to Breonna Taylor\u2019s Louisville, Kentucky, apartment the night she was shot and killed, Karp refused to budge on the company\u2019s deal with Pence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegardless of where authors sit on the ideological spectrum, or if they hold views that run counter to the belief systems held by some of us, we apply a rigorous standard to assure that in acquiring books, we will be bringing into the world works that provide new information or perspectives on events to which we otherwise might not have access,\u201d Karp said in response to the petition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a publisher in this polarized era, we have experienced outrage from both sides of the political divide and from different constituencies and groups,\u201d Karp said in his response. \u201cBut we come to work each day to publish, not cancel, which is the most extreme decision a publisher can make, and one that runs counter to the very core of our mission to publish a diversity of voices and perspectives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the final paragraph of Karp\u2019s letter, though, he does admit that the company is \u201cmaking progress\u201d towards a more \u201cinclusive\u201d future, opening the door, possibly, to further efforts to \u201ccancel\u201d conservative authors and others whose perspectives do not align with those of Simon &#038; Schuster\u2019s woke employees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the last year, we have done much work to make Simon &#038; Schuster a more open and inclusive workplace,\u201d Karp noted. \u201cWe remain focused on how we can change our culture for the better and improve our publishing programs. The conversations we\u2019ve been having will help us evolve as a company. The pace of change may not be as fast as some of you would like, but we remain committed to progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simon &#038; Schuster, the publishing house that, earlier this year, canceled Missouri Republican Sen. 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