> What is the upside to a publisher of publishing a book widely (though not universally) considered offensive? Gosh! Now that I think of it, I honestly can't s

> What is the upside to a publisher of publishing a book widely (though not universally) considered offensive? Gosh! Now that I think of it, I honestly can't see any! Publishers are directly responsible for giving a platform to thought, and therefore, for giving that thought legs. I only regret not thinking of this centuries ago, and using it to cen^H^H^H decide not to publish many of the things today that are considered normal, back when they were considered widely offensive!