tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post4171034229884209664..comments2023-04-27T02:29:03.577-05:00Comments on Chewing the Fat with Bettye: bettye griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04457387770524295498noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post-76772846403424132932008-06-02T12:28:00.000-05:002008-06-02T12:28:00.000-05:00Patricia, isn't it funny that books published by, ...Patricia, isn't it funny that books published by, say, Kensington, are separated by race, unlike Proctor & Gamble?<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, I stopped by the nearest bookstore to me, a Waldenbooks in Racine (and at 15+ miles away, it ain't right around the corner), and noticed that another Brenda Jackson title, a reprint of one of her Arabesques with a blue non-ethnic cover, was the only book by an bettye griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457387770524295498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post-51647824492217147382008-06-01T22:37:00.000-05:002008-06-01T22:37:00.000-05:00The scene you described is unfortunately like that...The scene you described is unfortunately like that in a lot of cities where there's a low Black population.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post-64568622797285497702008-05-30T10:51:00.000-05:002008-05-30T10:51:00.000-05:00Amazing what we sometimes take for granted, isn't ...Amazing what we sometimes take for granted, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Bettye, you will always see Pantene shelved because it is part of the juggernaut known as Procter & Gamble. I don't think there's a store in America that doesn't carry at least one P&G product, and if it's a large supermarket, the volume discounts and cross-brand promotions account for why the products are always in your face. (PatriciaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572087157439187319noreply@blogger.com