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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newsweek.com/ebay-removes-discontinued-dr-seuss-books-1573824%3famp=1

[b]eBay[/b] won’t let you sell or buy the handful of Seuss books because they’ve been deemed offensive.

This is the ripple effect. While the Seuss publishers can make a business decision not to publish, the reality is the accompanying rhetoric has an impact. The takeaway is racism, and it will likely impact the entire catalogue.

Let’s see how book sales of the cat in the hat do year over year moving forward. My guess is there will be a dramatic decrease because most people won’t want to inadvertently offend anyone.[/quote]

Is Ebay a government entity?

If not, it isn't censorship, its capitalism.[/quote]

Lots of naivete online about tech oligarchs: they're governmental, alright. Don't fool yourself about this stuff, the person you're cheating might just be yourself.[/quote]
DP.  Governmental is the wrong word.  But they do have power, and they are not neutral.  People are complaining about how they use their power but have no voice to influence them.[/quote]

They lost the civil war
They lost WW2
They lost at the Civil Rights Act and follow-on equality

And yet, here we are, still catering to their 17th century sensibilities.[/quote]

Slavery, Nazism, Jim Crow, Dr Seuss - the long arc towards justice continues.  [/quote]

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