I like the magazine selection at my local B&N so I do shop there pretty often.
This past Christmas they had a display table of selected books. The table had a sign: “American Stores”. On the table were:
Biography of Barack Obama
Biography of Michelle Obama
A book about the all-black musical “Hamilton!”
Another book about the all-black musical “Hamilton!”
A Guide to fantastic creatures from Harry Potter
I’m thinking that the last book was added by someone with a sense of humor.
There is no question that some American stories are black stories. Nothing wrong with that. But when the world believes that 100% of all worthwhile American Stories are just about black people, then something is very wrong. That’s the sort of business decision that might need to declining sales and eventual layoffs.
Do a Google image search for American scientists and inventors.
That should be enough to make anyone swear off Google to the largest extent possible.
I used to like to shop at Borders, which was near my home. They made similar business decisions. Once I was looking for some conservative magazines to take on an airplane trip. In their large magazine section, they did not carry one, while having a full complement of liberal rags. I wrote to Borders to inquire about it, and they wrote back that "we feel that conservatives tend to subscribe to magazines more than other people, and thus do not buy them in stores".
I agree and it’s the only reason I stop in.
I read the magazines I like and then leave...