Subj : ook and gluk - banned
To   : Wilfred van Velzen
From : August Abolins
Date : Tue Mar 30 2021 17:32:00

Hello Wilfred!

** On Tuesday 30.03.21 - 18:46, you wrote to me:

 AA>> ..sorry for this serious mistake. Scholastic has removed
 AA>> the book from our websites and stopped fulfillment of any
 AA>> orders (domestically or abroad). We have changed our
 AA>> metadata feeds to reflect that this book is no longer in
 AA>> print. Below are the isbns affected.

 AA>> "We are contacting you to ask that you please remove the
 AA>> book from your shelves, online stores, websites etc. and
 AA>> return all inventory.

 WvV> And are you going to comply?

I don't have to.   ;)   I sold out before this nonsense reached  
me.

The announcement from the publisher is also reminding me that  
future orders or restocking will not be available.  Fine.

Actually, the directive doesn't forbid me to sell the book, if I  
had any. There is no law about that specific thing.  But watch  
ebay and other online sale channels that will surely offer  
copies for sale at ridiculous prices.

This whole thing called woke or cancel culture or correctness
has gone overboard to the point of being ridiculous. I've never
heard of "passive racism". Is that like a backward compliment?
Sheeeesh.  What's wrong with depicting an asian with slanted
eyes? That's part of a distinctive appearance.

Ook and Gluk is just a fun story about a couple of cavemen.  
Totally fictional.  The official line is: "The move comes amid a  
wave of violence nationwide that has targeted Asian Americans  
during the COVID-19 pandemic."

So.. this "move" is because of the violence toward Asians? The  
book is just a frigging silly story with everyone getting along,  
helping each other and quite "inclusive" of other cultures.

I'm surprised that Captain Underpants isn't considered "passive  
racism" against teachers, or something called "passive child  
molestation". It's a silly story about a super-hero teacher who  
wears underpants.

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  ../|ug

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