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The Dr Seuss controversy this year was because his estate decided to stop publishing certain titles. Can you point to any record of his books being banned en m

The Dr Seuss controversy this year was because his estate decided to stop publishing certain titles. Can you point to any record of his books being banned en mass from any actual school libraries?

gjsman-1000 5y ago
A few did - but not many upon further research. I'll admit Dr. Seuss is not the best example.
- throwaway832167 5y ago
  You are an extremely dishonest person. Stop engaging in bad faith and posting outright lies, it's clear you're trying to obfuscate the truth to push an agenda.
  - gjsman-1000 5y ago
    I am trying to engage honestly, and is it dishonest to be engaging in conversation but with some mistaken beliefs that you are admitting your mistakes on? For example, I legitimately thought from the news story that Dr. Seuss had been removed from many school libraries, and thus it would be reasonable to believe other books had been also removed. Some people called me out on this, I did further research, found I was incorrect in that it was the estate and not the libraries, and posted comments amending my statements and admitting it was not a good example. Similarly, I believed initially that the proposal would only mess with the curriculum and not school libraries. People again called me out, I disagreed with the moral impact but posted an Edit anyway saying my view of the matter, but admitted my error and will admit my error to anyone who asks. That's honest participation and good-faith discussion, even if I am in error, but I try to admit my error when people show my errors. Everyone makes mistakes and has incorrect information in their heads somewhere. If I was engaged in bad faith, I wouldn't admit my mistakes anywhere but would double-down. EDIT: Also, it's actually a little ironic that you would call me dishonest by replying to my correction to my earlier mistaken belief.
  - dang 5y ago
    Breaking the site guidelines like this is not allowed on HN, regardless of how wrong someone is or you feel they are. Creating accounts to do it will eventually get your main account banned as well, so please don't. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- wbsss4412 5y ago
  The Dr. Seuss controversy was typical of the social media age. A lot of outrage and chatter, not a lot of substance. The narrative chugs along…

The Dr Seuss controversy this year was because his estate decided to stop publishing certain titles. Can you point to any record of his books being banned en mass from any actual school libraries?

gjsman-1000 5y ago

A few did - but not many upon further research. I'll admit Dr. Seuss is not the best example.

throwaway832167 5y ago
You are an extremely dishonest person. Stop engaging in bad faith and posting outright lies, it's clear you're trying to obfuscate the truth to push an agenda.
- gjsman-1000 5y ago
  I am trying to engage honestly, and is it dishonest to be engaging in conversation but with some mistaken beliefs that you are admitting your mistakes on? For example, I legitimately thought from the news story that Dr. Seuss had been removed from many school libraries, and thus it would be reasonable to believe other books had been also removed. Some people called me out on this, I did further research, found I was incorrect in that it was the estate and not the libraries, and posted comments amending my statements and admitting it was not a good example. Similarly, I believed initially that the proposal would only mess with the curriculum and not school libraries. People again called me out, I disagreed with the moral impact but posted an Edit anyway saying my view of the matter, but admitted my error and will admit my error to anyone who asks. That's honest participation and good-faith discussion, even if I am in error, but I try to admit my error when people show my errors. Everyone makes mistakes and has incorrect information in their heads somewhere. If I was engaged in bad faith, I wouldn't admit my mistakes anywhere but would double-down. EDIT: Also, it's actually a little ironic that you would call me dishonest by replying to my correction to my earlier mistaken belief.
- dang 5y ago
  Breaking the site guidelines like this is not allowed on HN, regardless of how wrong someone is or you feel they are. Creating accounts to do it will eventually get your main account banned as well, so please don't. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
wbsss4412 5y ago
The Dr. Seuss controversy was typical of the social media age. A lot of outrage and chatter, not a lot of substance. The narrative chugs along…