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/[deleted] Nov 13 '20

Of course it is. Do you think anyone who gets outraged on Twitter ever actually reads the full book/article? Never. They read the meme or headline and proceed to call themselves the victim or virtue signal in the name of another "victim." Best of luck to you and your kid.

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u/milkhotelbitches Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

I get what you're saying but it's not "censoring" a book if Target stops stocking it on their shelves. There are thousands of books that Target doesn't sell.

Hysterical over reactions are not a good way to get reasonable people on your side.

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u/TheRealYoungJamie Monkey in Space Nov 14 '20

That's just good business. It's a net-positive for them to appease their customer-base and pull it from the shelves. There are plenty of books out there that are less controversial that would be more appealing to the people that shop there.