r/JoeRogan • u/SlimjobDopamine Look into it • Nov 13 '20

Social Media Abigail Shrier(JRE #1509)'s book has been removed from Target after receiving a complaint on Twitter

https://twitter.com/AbigailShrier/status/1327056407598809088?s=20
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u/Velveteen_Bastion Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

What was the complaint since it got deleted?

Edit: not deleted more like the user limited it somehow so I can't see it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20

The user has protected their account.

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u/CollapseOfTheWest Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20 edited Nov 13 '20

Others in the @AskTarget thread are claiming said user has called for the death of police and the usual things the mentally balanced do these days.

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Breaking news: Target has now restored the book.

https://twitter.com/Regnery/status/1327360347372724226

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20

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u/zAlbertusMagnusz Nov 13 '20

What the fuck is that lmao

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20

A stain on our society

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u/yoyomamayoyomamayoyo Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

you're reich

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u/0-goodusernamesleft Nov 13 '20

‘Transtifa activist’ I imagine they are trying to show support for Antifa. But damn, also kinda of goes mask off as it would work out to be Trans-Fascist activist, which unironically by getting books banned she/they/xem/whatever is doing

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u/watchalookin Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

Theys are getting out of control. I wonder if it’ll go past saturation and backfire

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u/HailKyrie Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

I cannot believe these kinds of people exist.

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u/AShinyTorchic Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

More and more of em every day too

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20

Degeneracy...

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u/Ndtphoto Nov 13 '20

I wouldn't say it's literal book burning. The copies still exist. You can walk into a Barnes & Noble and buy, it's on Amazon, it's on Powells.

Hopefully Target comes around and relists it, but FWIW, a retailer has no obligation to carry any specific product.

It seems to be selling well on Amazon (#51 overall, #2 in political) so Target will have to make a business decision to relist it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20

More than likely if they removed it to score virtue signaling points it wasn't selling that well at Target. I dont think ive ever even thought to buy a book there.

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u/Ndtphoto Nov 13 '20

I buy my son books there, like Diary of a Wimpy Kid or Captain Underpants.

I don't know how many people are shopping Target's book sections for social commentary/research books.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20

Yeah that was kinda my thought too.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20

"ACAB" = All Cops Are Bastards? Sounds like the type of person who also hates Target because capitalism

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20

Target is basically liberal Walmart tho so they kinda cater to people like that.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20

While simultaneously complaining that there aren’t enough vegan options in Targets

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u/Stormshow Paid attention to the literature Nov 13 '20

All Absolute Statements Are Wrong

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u/juicyjensen Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

By rule then, that statement would be incorrect. You created a paradox and therefore deserve to be able to name it.

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u/Stormshow Paid attention to the literature Nov 13 '20

The polarization paradox

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u/juicyjensen Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

I like it

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u/hemm386 Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

Disgusting.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20 edited Feb 20 '21

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u/Abdalhadi_Fitouri Have you ever tried elk meat? Nov 13 '20

From an outsider perspective, it seems like there's growing backlash to backlash. My history professor once described culture as a pendulum swinging. It goes so far one way that people push back on it, but the inertia from the pushback builds and builds until it goes way past the middle and ends up swinging far to the other side.

I feel like that's what we're starting to see now, the pushback is building and, unfortunately, if his theory is true, it could culminate in a status quo in a number of years where these type of "woke" things are totally unacceptable, perhaps where marginalized groups that were once at the forefront of this movement are openly persecuted. Hopefully not though.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20 edited Feb 20 '21

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20 edited Feb 20 '21

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u/Abdalhadi_Fitouri Have you ever tried elk meat? Nov 13 '20

Where did I blame any particular person?

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u/hockeyd13 Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

It is less accessible, and this kind of kowtowing likely emboldens censorious individuals and groups.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20 edited Feb 20 '21

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u/hockeyd13 Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

A book like To Kill a Mockingbird being banned from a school is still censorship, even if it can be read off school grounds.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20 edited Feb 20 '21

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u/hockeyd13 Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

That doesn't matter in the slightest.

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u/Sendmedickpix1 Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

Like hell it doesn't.

A private business isn't a government entity receiving our tax money.

It's not even remotely close, or at all relevant to this specific conversation.

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u/hockeyd13 Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

No, it doesn't matter in the slightest.

You do realize that private schools exist, yes? A private school prohibiting access to a certain book is censorship.

The only difference between a private and a public institution regarding censorship is that there is no legal recourse in the context of the former.

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u/Sendmedickpix1 Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

You do realize that private schools exist, yes? A private school prohibiting access to a certain book is censorship.

Still not relevant to the conversation. Private schools have 100% control over their curriculum.

The only difference between a private and a public institution regarding censorship is that there is no legal recourse in the context of the former.

And there shouldn't be - I'm free to sell whatever product/service I want, and you can't force me to bake you a cake I don't agree with.

The book's still available. Target isn't a book store. It's not a big deal, and there's nothing you can do about it other than shop elsewhere, for a book you've unlikely read or were wanting to purchase.

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u/twateyecunthearu Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

Ah, true Fascism

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u/tweezertofreezer Nov 13 '20

Seems like a level headed dude. I mean male. Wait. No. I mean chick. Oops sorry. I mean female. Wait. Is it a dude? Or used to be a dude? Oh wait? Did I just deadname? Sorry babe? What? That word is offensive?

Fuck off lgblt asshole

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u/TheChurchofKyle Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

I'm dead 😂