If that's the level you read at, go ahead.yip, I guess I will have to read all my Dr. Seuss books under the bedsheets with a flashlight cuz I dont want to offend the ultra-sensitive peeps out there.
Dr. Seuss books discontinued - racist imagery
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Sure, for people who have money (assuming you're talking about the US).
And even in Canada, it is harder for visible minority immigrants than it is for white ones.
And what are the shareholders afraid of? They're afraid of the corporation facing a boycott from a "Twitter Mob" that sometimes comes from both sides of the aisle but far more often comes from the Left
Anyone taking cues as to which direction to point their moral compass from corporations is a confused person.
Absolutely don’t believe it and honestly really don’t give two fucks either , so many other problems in the world right now than a bunch of cry babies complaining
Totally agree. Dixie Chicks during the Bush era. Conservatives invented cancel culture. Not that it is right in either case, but during the recent CPAC speeches it is clear that Free Speech is only concerned with convervative free speech - little defense of gay porn, Islamic books and ideas, or forums like this ..
However, there self absorbed desires could get a good result - the general criticisms that free speech issues are not in the hands of private companies such as face book are justified - no one uses the public square anymore - and there is no neutral public square for discussions. Mega corporations should not be making decisions about free speech without some kind of public oversight or fair process. Not an easy problem to solve mind you.
And if parents don't want to buy the books that one thing, but stopping a cultural legacy because they want to police our minds - that is another. It reminds me of the ban of "I have A dream speech" my Martin Luther King which can no longer be published in school books (for market reasons)-
-https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/08/copyright-battle-behind-i-have-dream/311980/
As an aside the racist line in one book is something like " words that no one can pronounce" referring to words such as 北京 - which as far as I can see is true. The irony is that the only culture that isn't racist or sexist or both by these standards is Canadian - in Japan non Japanese are called the G word as standard, other cultures white devils as standard - many European languages have sex for each and ever word (German has a neutral IT option, so its the one of the least racist languages -not that helped it during WWII).
This could be just a PR stunt to sell books, the 6 banned books will be sold in mass, whatever copies are left, they may have even printed extra copies before stopping the presses. Others will buy the other books before they are removed as well. I have a book collection of banned books - 1984 , Brave New World, Playboy magazines and the rest, now I will ad these to my collection of Index Librorum Prohibitorum - at least they are not burning them this time. Thugs and small minded haters of history and culture.
That being said, I be perfectly OK with the books being published with a warning - even saying not suitable for children even - as children books are a special case. I never read them, maybe they are horrible but probably no more horrible that the Avengers Mandarin super villain or the Raiders of the Lost Arc cartoon look at Germans,
Yet, the same kids are watching Two Girls and a Cup on the internet when mom and dad are away. Go figure.
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While it maybe a failed stagey it more than this. It mirrors the Conservatives jump on the immigration wagon in Canada. The cooperatives realized that that North America is not producing the religious zealots in large numbers. Hard core conservatives come from outside North America or are raised in homes that are minorities. We saw this alliance in Ontario against the liberals sex ed program when religious groups that normally hate each other banded together under the conversation banner to help defeat the liberals.
The Republicans are trying to appeal to religious minority groups and libertarians and the working class. Lots of it is deception or at least one promise is the opposite to anther one but it has expanded there base. Ben Shipario , a hard core Jew supported Trump who gained the support Hate groups. And he does not care since he gets what he wants out of the deal. Buffet politics allows a large tent until it explodes.
But every group has this to some degree. The NDP in Canada has Jack Layton to Paul Rose a convicted terroist. Harper had his Proud Boys and Rebel Media.
PRIVILEDGE???? lets talk RESPONSIBILITY !!! we have a responsibility to create a strong society ..not this woke apologetic BULLSHIT... that creates NOTHING but division and social media chatter.... Someone once said... " a fish rots from the head" well you dont have to look very far to see the CHIEF apologist and WOKE clown ( MR I need 50 % of my cabinet to be women) UNTIL we rid ourselves of his weak leadership we will have to tolerate this bullshit agenda
The response I would expect from someone with your views which is exactly that no response at all !
my privilege please everything I have or have achieved I worked my ass off for . The privilege is to be able to live in this country and stop crying what you don’t get or have .
What a fantastic response ! The entire continent of North America has a bunch of limp wrist cry babies leading two of the most powerful nations on the planet
100% agreed And why ? Its because our wealth has created softness... Unfortunately I fear that it will take more than just a pandemic to rebuild our resilience... Not sure what that will be... But I fear the pendulum swingsWhat a fantastic response ! The entire continent of North America has a bunch of limp wrist cry babies leading two of the most powerful nations on the planet
So you agree with him that Trudeau is responsible for Dr. Seuss being self-censoring?
HA HA YES Its all TRUDEAUS fault ... I think Pierre looks too much like the Grinch (seriously check it out) so much so that it freaked poor Justin out and now he is getting revenge....
