For any inverse-snowflakes who are shooketh that these will no longer be published:
This was not government regulation or mandate. This was a private company in a capitalist system looking at revenue from these particular books and comparing it to the potential for lost profit through damage to the brand. They came to the determination that the latter was greater than the former. This being the case, one of two things is true:
If you are still raging with a free speech justice boner, I encourage you to approach the publisher and make an offer for the publishing rights.
Beyond this, taking books out of circulation will require us to write new ones. This is stimulating the economy and creating good paying jobs for modern children's book authors. Why are you so against a healthy job market? "If I Ran The Zoo" was published 70 years ago - pay someone to draw some new pictures, damnit.
This was not government regulation or mandate. This was a private company in a capitalist system looking at revenue from these particular books and comparing it to the potential for lost profit through damage to the brand. They came to the determination that the latter was greater than the former. This being the case, one of two things is true:
- These books are still somewhat popular, but a significant majority of people would object to the imagery, making the brand out of sync with societal norms and probably unable to sell to a large audience.
- These books aren't particularly popular, making the very small fraction of people who would be "offended" by the imagery worth more than the loss of sales.
If you are still raging with a free speech justice boner, I encourage you to approach the publisher and make an offer for the publishing rights.
Beyond this, taking books out of circulation will require us to write new ones. This is stimulating the economy and creating good paying jobs for modern children's book authors. Why are you so against a healthy job market? "If I Ran The Zoo" was published 70 years ago - pay someone to draw some new pictures, damnit.