Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay
by Fezzik on Thursday March 04, 2021 @08:17PM
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Interesting! I have only ever read the original - does the annotated edition actually remove all the rampant racism and anti-semitism? Both are rather prevalent topics in the book...
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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay
by pseudalopex on Thursday March 04, 2021 @08:44PM
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Your bio says you're an attorney. I think you know how annotation works.
Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay
by Fezzik on Thursday March 04, 2021 @09:54PM
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I most certainly do! I was referring to this specific annotated version, which also indicates that it was edited... having read the book I just don’t see how annotations would change anything about how racist and anti-Semitic the book is. EBay’s police indicates that they remove racist and offensive items... there’s nothing about leaving those listings up so long as there is a stern disclaimer that the item is, in fact, quite offensive. I perhaps incorrectly assumed some of the more virulent nonsense was edited out.
Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay
by pseudalopex on Thursday March 04, 2021 @10:54PM
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The only specific version they mentioned was pulled because it wasn't annotated. I don't know what specific version you mean.
Most people wouldn't call a version with just a disclaimer annotated. I assume annotated versions of Mein Kampf refute Hitler's claims.