Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay
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#2Am I not alone in thinking this Neo-puritanism is going too far?
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#3Why should eBay override the wants of buyers in this way? How many people think the continued sale of Dr. Seuss books is doing harm? I think there are opportunities for less woke companies to gain share.
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#4It's weird that these books got pulled from circulation in the first place; the offensiveness is relatively mild (especially for the time), and quite a few of these have historical and literary significance (including the very first children's book published under the "Dr. Seuss" pen name).
eBay deciding unilaterally that people can't buy or sell already-printed copies is just icing on the weirdness cake. This is the same website where searching for "minstrel" or "mammy" turns up a veritable smörgåsbord of racist caricatures, and yet some Dr. Seuss books cross the line for them?
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#5This is what the fall of an empire looks like. If you’re bearish on this being a Chinese century, ponder where this unchecked neo-McCarthyism leads to.
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#6The thing seems a bit silly.
Curious what was offensive I found the books are on youtube and I'm guessing it's drawing Chinese https://youtu.be/Vl6wD6EGOVk?t=228 and tribal Africans https://youtu.be/Vl6wD6EGOVk?t=519 looking like cartoon versions of those. Does this means cartoon caricatures are only acceptable if they are of white westerners?
I mean I can understand the publishers thinking they may get in trouble and it's easier to drop those lines but the thing seems to be getting a bit out of hand.
Re: Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay
#7The thing seems a bit silly. Curious what was offensive I found the books are on youtube and I'm guessing it's drawing Chinese https://youtu.be/Vl6wD6EGOVk?t=228 and tribal Africans https://youtu.be/Vl6wD6EGOVk?t=519 looking like cartoon versions of those. Does this means cartoon caricatures are only acceptable if they are of white westerners? I mean I can understand the publishers thinking they may get in trouble an…
Yes. When only whites can be racist, only whites can be caricatured.
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#8I realize now just how easy it is for any society to fall into the abyss.
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#9Am I not alone in thinking this Neo-puritanism is going too far?
No. Seems a minority gained too much influence. No idea why they are perceived as influential in the first place? They exhibit horrible behaviour. Letting go of Seuss seems like a small price to pay to get rid of them. But the sum total is censorship.
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#10Am I not alone in thinking this Neo-puritanism is going too far?
No. Seems a minority gained too much influence. No idea why they are perceived as influential in the first place? They exhibit horrible behaviour. Letting go of Seuss seems like a small price to pay to get rid of them. But the sum total is censorship.
When a shark gets to taste a drop of blood does it just head home afterwards?