Amazon Quietly Bans Books Containing Undefined ‘Hate Speech’

[Aldebaran]

Dixie Chicks

Been there, done that. See post 253.

 

[whatbogsends]

Been there, done that. See post 253.

Yet you're trying to tell us that Dr. Seuss is canceled, with the vast majority of his works being still published and sold.

You're standards for "cancelled" seem to vary widely based on who is being "canceled/doing the canceling".

 

[cow451]

That's why government (who gives business licenses for a business to even exist) can bully businesses into doing its bidding. The largest corporations "just happen" to be going along with whatever the government puts out in their propaganda, and those same businesses just happen to be the ones who are exempt from being closed down during the pandemic.

Who and how did the government bully Amazon into no longer carrying whatever books you are so concerned with?

 

[Aldebaran]

Yet you're trying to tell us that Dr. Seuss is canceled, with the vast majority of his works being still published and sold.

You're standards for "cancelled" seem to vary widely based on who is being "canceled/doing the canceling".

Just read the thread title.

 

[GreatLakes4Ever]

He did that himself......

All Kapernick did was exercise his First Amendment right of not being required to stand during the National Anthem.

 

[Aldebaran]

All Kapernick did was exercise his First Amendment right of not being required to stand during the National Anthem.

Free speech is not absolute.

 

[civilwarbuff]

All Kapernick did was exercise his First Amendment right of not being required to stand during the National Anthem.

Newton's 3rd law can be appropriately applied here.....yes, even to human actions.....

 

[GreatLakes4Ever]

Free speech is not absolute.

The author of the book in the OP is currently learning that.

 

[Aldebaran]

The author of the book in the OP is currently learning that.

So is Kaepernick.

 

[GreatLakes4Ever]

So is Kaepernick.

Then neither has anything to complain about and this whole thread is a waste of everyone’s time.

 

[RDKirk]

Name something "The Right" cancelled.

"The Right" has attempted to cancel:

Dungeons & Dragons
N.W.A.
Gillette
2 Live Crew
Rap music in general
Heavy Metal in general
The Dixie Chicks
Pepsi
Spike Lee
Janet Jackson
The NFL
NASCAR
Nike
HBO
Pokémon
Teletubbies
Apple
Starbucks
Monster Energy drink
Taylor Swift
Hallmark Network
Bert and Ernie
Spongebob Squarepants
Planned Parenthood
The Beatles
Elvis

 

[RDKirk]

That's why government (who gives business licenses for a business to even exist) can bully businesses into doing its bidding. The largest corporations "just happen" to be going along with whatever the government puts out in their propaganda, and those same businesses just happen to be the ones who are exempt from being closed down during the pandemic.

Are you arguing that the government is controlling American corporations by threatening to take away their business licenses? Was the Trump government in on it? Do you actually know how corporations work in the US? Do you understand how intrastate and interstate commerce works?

 

[SilverBear]

All Kapernick did was exercise his First Amendment right of not being required to stand during the National Anthem.

but he isn't white. so...ya know...that makes what ever he does somehow bad

 

[Aldebaran]

"The Right" has attempted to cancel:

Dungeons & Dragons
N.W.A.
Gillette
2 Live Crew
Rap music in general
Heavy Metal in general
The Dixie Chicks
Pepsi
Spike Lee
Janet Jackson
The NFL
NASCAR
Nike
HBO
Pokémon
Teletubbies
Apple
Starbucks
Monster Energy drink
Taylor Swift
Hallmark Network
Bert and Ernie
Spongebob Squarepants
Planned Parenthood
The Beatles
Elvis

Interesting, although there's one glaring problem with that list. All those things are still around, with the exception of Elvis.

 

[GreatLakes4Ever]

Interesting, although there's one glaring problem with that list. All those things are still around, with the exception of Elvis.

RDKirk used the word “attempted.” Should we give a pass for people cancelling things if they suck at it?

 

[essentialsaltes]

RDKirk used the word “attempted.” Should we give a pass for people cancelling things if they suck at it?

The Southern Baptist Convention officially boycotted Disney for 8 years. Fruitlessly. Er, so to speak.

 

[Strathos]

So's Law never makes a valid argument.

That's not even an argument at all.

 

[Strathos]

Interesting, although there's one glaring problem with that list. All those things are still around, with the exception of Elvis.

And so are the books being talked about in this thread... so what's your point?

 

[cow451]

Interesting, although there's one glaring problem with that list. All those things are still around, with the exception of Elvis.

So are the books Amazon isn’t selling.

 

[durangodawood]

Free speech is not absolute.

???

You've been arguing all along that private companies ought to hold to a free speech standard in which a kaepernick (or his counterpart on the right) wouldn't be cancelled. Your point is rapidly decohering.