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Just fyi, Nobody banned Seuss. Seuss Enterprises stopped publishing a few unpopular Seuss books.
by hotpockets 6y ago
Just fyi, Nobody banned Seuss. Seuss Enterprises stopped publishing a few unpopular Seuss books.
- SilverRed 6y agoAmazon and ebay have banned it as well so far.
- khazhoux 6y agoBan (/ban/) - verb: Officially or legally prohibit.
- dudeinjapan 6y agoAmazon and eBay have officially prohibited according to their company policies. Presumably this is what you mean?
- joshmanders 6y agoAt the request of the Seuss Family/Enterprise.
- LocalH 6y agoWho should have zero say in the matter
- chris_wot 6y agoThe term “request” means to ask. They asked them not to sell the books, and they agreed not to.
- LocalH 6y agoDon't be fooled into thinking Amazon and eBay are doing this because of any moral imperative. It ultimately boils down to the almighty dollar, and these large companies are so scared of being on the wrong "side" of this that they trample on the rights of individuals. What happens when other marketplaces prohibit these books? What happens when there is no legal outlet to sell them outside of face-to-face transactions? Mark my words, one day the left will lose their position of "authority" on these topics, and the same tools will be abused against the very people who sought to implement them. It will be a sad and unfortunate day when that occurs.
- chris_wot 6y agoWell, what of it? It is still in archives and libraries.
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- dudeinjapan 6y agoThe Bailey: "These books are racist and harmful." The Motte: "These books are unpopular."