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Yes, that's a trick question. Publishers updating older works so that they can sell them to modern audiences is all-caps capitalism. The anti-woke brigade cries "censorship" because they don't understand the First Amendment and they also resent that there's a limited market for offensive material, especially for media aimed at kids.  However, what people consider "offensive" is hardly objective. It's never been! Join us for a fun, well-researched discussion at 12 pm PT/3 pm ET!  Like, share, subscribe, pitch us some dollars for doughnuts on Patreon.  

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Updating The Classics: Censorship Or Capitalism? / Wonkette Weekend Chat

Yes, that's a trick question. Publishers updating older works so that they can sell them to modern audiences is all-caps capitalism. The anti-woke brigade cries "censorship" because they don't understand the First Amendment and they also resent that there's a limited market for offensive material, especially for media aimed at kids. However, what people consider "offensive" is hardly objective. It's never been! Join us for a fun, well-researched discussion at 12 pm PT/3 pm ET! Like, share, subscribe, pitch us some dollars for doughnuts on Patreon. Your hosts: Robyn Pennacchia (https://twitter.com/RobynElyse) and Stephen Robinson (https://twitter.com/SER1897) Become a Wonkette Patreon subscriber → https://www.patreon.com/wonkette Read our content → https://www.wonkette.com/ Follow us on Twitter → https://twitter.com/Wonkette Gaze at us on Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/wonkette/

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