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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by pineaux on Friday March 05, 2021 @06:17AM (#26355533)
Yes, I am implying that a typical bookstore shouldn't have Mein Kampf for sale. And as a matter of fact, I think a typical bookstore doesn't have it. Are you implying that they should have it? I am suggesting that Dr. Seuss is comparable to hitler in this context: they shouldn't be in the children's section. Just like I think Marquis de Sade shouldn't be in the children's section.Do you think that bookstores should be forced to sell books that contain racist charicatures?
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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by DocTomoe on Friday March 05, 2021 @07:35AM (#26356136)
There is a difference in a bookstore choosing not to offer select children's books because their content violates the owners sensibilities, and a mall preventing a bookstore to sell a children's book because the mall owner finds the book offensive.
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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by pineaux on Saturday March 06, 2021 @06:26PM (#26371495)
Both are quite normal. What if the bookstore owner decided to only sell porn? The mall van decide to force the bookstore to stop that. That's just how it works. The bookstore is a client of the mall. So the mall decides.
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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by jfk13 on Friday March 05, 2021 @08:52AM (#26356841)
> Yes, I am implying that a typical bookstore shouldn't have Mein Kampf for sale. And as a matter of fact, I think a typical bookstore doesn't have it.

Really? Trying the "check availability" feature on https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mein-kampf-hitler-adolf/112..., for example, it looks like most local B&N outlets have it in stock.

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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by marshmallow_12 on Friday March 05, 2021 @08:23AM (#26356560)
never compare anything ever to Hitler or the Nazis. however bad they may seem.
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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by marshmallow_12 on Friday March 05, 2021 @11:17AM (#26358514)
i'm getting downvoted for protesting comparisons to Hitler! How can anyone fail to see how offensive this practice is.
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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by pwinnski on Friday March 05, 2021 @12:40PM (#26359559)
It's because you're wrong. Treating Hitler as unique and unrepeatable will inevitably lead to a repeat.
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