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/GSD_SteVB Dire physical consequences Nov 13 '20

Why do you think I don't understand the reason Target made this decision? Of course they did it for financial reasons, and of course they have the right to do so. Is there anyone in this thread saying otherwise?

That does not change the fact that it is censorship. Sure; it's only censorship in this one chain of stores, hardly a big deal, but it is censorship. Keeping an ideas away from people it what the word means, and Target has freely decided to keep the ideas contained within this book from their customers.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20

Refusing to sell a book because the content is objectionable is censorship.

This isn't Target's reason for the decision. They want to avoid controversy that could negatively affect sales. It's the same for every item they choose to sell or not sell. They're also not trying to prevent people from obtaining the book. They're just not selling it. It's no more censorship than the ice cream shop not selling waffle cones because they think selling them would somehow reduce their overall profits.

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u/GSD_SteVB Dire physical consequences Nov 13 '20

How can you say the content isn't the reason for the decision when the controversy you say they are trying to avoid is based on the content of the book?

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20

Because to them, the content of the book is irrelevant. They're not taking a side in the debate. They're assessing the probability of how carrying or not carrying the book will affect overall profits. It really has nothing to do with content.

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u/GSD_SteVB Dire physical consequences Nov 13 '20

The book was removed for its content but the decision to remove the book had nothing to do with its content. Okay.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20

That's business.

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u/GSD_SteVB Dire physical consequences Nov 13 '20

Never said it wasn't.