Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay

Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by benjohnson on Thursday March 04, 2021 @09:21PM (#26351699)

The theory of it being 'bad' is that it's a work around having to use a pronouns that you may object to.

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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by mjevans on Thursday March 04, 2021 @11:14PM (#26352604)

I object to using pronouns, and many people dislike singular they.

I refuse to allow a DDoS on my memory space to recall everyone's preferred form of being addressed; I have a hard enough time remembering names.

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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by nitrogen on Friday March 05, 2021 @12:51AM (#26353287)

It's kind of like we're witnessing the emergence of a new style/honorifics system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)

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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by nullserver on Friday March 05, 2021 @02:43AM (#26353975)

Massive fines in New York if you refuse.

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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by throwaway98797 on Thursday March 04, 2021 @11:38PM (#26352772)

I’ve also started to avoid greetings. Just launch into whatever topic. More efficient.

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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by nullserver on Thursday March 04, 2021 @11:50PM (#26352868)

Tried this. It gets obvious quick.

Sensitive people are on the lookout for being disrespected

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