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by hotpockets 1926 days ago
Just fyi, Nobody banned Seuss. Seuss Enterprises stopped publishing a few unpopular Seuss books.
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SilverRed 1926 days ago
Amazon and ebay have banned it as well so far.
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khazhoux 1926 days ago
Ban (/ban/) - verb: Officially or legally prohibit.
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dudeinjapan 1926 days ago
Amazon and eBay have officially prohibited according to their company policies. Presumably this is what you mean?
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joshmanders 1925 days ago
At the request of the Seuss Family/Enterprise.
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LocalH 1924 days ago
Who should have zero say in the matter
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chris_wot 1924 days ago
The term “request” means to ask. They asked them not to sell the books, and they agreed not to.
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dudeinjapan 1926 days ago
The Bailey: "These books are racist and harmful." The Motte: "These books are unpopular."
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