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American Booksellers Association and Abigail Shrier

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lionheart · 15/07/2021 21:02

Sorry if there is already a thread--I couldn't find it.

American Booksellers Association and Abigail Shrier
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Gibbonsgibbonsgibbons · 15/07/2021 21:20

What about the recipe books that include meat? Fatally wounded vegans EVERYWHERE!!!

Sophoclesthefox · 15/07/2021 21:17

Violent?

Telling some people about a book they might want to buy is violent?

Crikey. Have a cuppa and a sit down mate, probably best steer clear of books entirely until you can get your hyperbole attacks under control.

Helleofabore · 15/07/2021 21:14

These are book sellers, so I guess they are prone to be dramatic. But a serious, violent incident?

When will the world stop infantilising people? Oh yes, that is right. If you can’t over dramatist the situation, it simply sounds like what it is. A bookseller giving a vocal group the right to decide what everyone else reads because feelings.

I guess people no longer read a book and then critically analyse it and make statements about where the author was wrong? That would be too much to expect.

AfternoonToffee · 15/07/2021 21:13

It's a ducking book, if that is a serious and violent incident then how do any of these people manage to get through the day. I don't think they would be so gushing about Christians / Muslims complaining about the inclusion of a Islamic / Christian book (delete as appropriate)

It's a book, don't want to buy it, don't.

PrincessNutella · 15/07/2021 21:10

Violent indeed

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lionheart · 15/07/2021 21:09

I don't know enough about the history of this outfit but it would be interesting to see whether there has ever been another retraction like this ...

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lionheart · 15/07/2021 21:05

This is extraordinary (and yet not).

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StandUpStraight · 15/07/2021 21:05

God only know what “steps” they have in mind. A public book burning?

StandUpStraight · 15/07/2021 21:04

My God. Where to even begin? A serious, violent incident. Words mean absolutely nothing anymore.

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lionheart · 15/07/2021 21:04

(1/3) An anti-trans book was included in our July mailing to members. This is a serious, violent incident that goes against ABA’s ends policies, values, and everything we believe and support. It is inexcusable.

(2/3) We apologize to our trans members and to the trans community for this terrible incident and the pain we caused them. We also apologize to the LGBTQIA+ community at large, and to our bookselling community.

(3/3) Apologies are not enough. We’ve begun addressing this today and are committed to engaging in the critical dialogue needed to inform concrete steps to address the harm we caused. Those steps will be shared in the next three weeks.

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