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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Because there were business benefits to them publicly announcing it? The earlier mentions that this doesn't exactly hurt the foundation weren't exaggerated. Why should they have been quiet about a simple business decision if being seen doing it was also part of the plan? Just because what they did is common practice in the business does not preclude them from also reaping other benefits by making a bigger deal out of it. Generating goodwill even possibly being one of them.
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As I've acknowledged elsewhere in this thread, that is a possibility. Personally, I don't buy it. But it's all just speculation unless they release all the documentation that led to this decision, an act which is unlikely to happen.
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Why does it have to be that they caved to pressure? Why can't it be that they were sympathetic to the concerns and agreed that this was best for all concerned? It's not as if they're taking any financial hit here, by taking such a stance.
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Because they were made aware of issues with some Dr. Seuss books well before this last year, and seemed to ignore the complaints.
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The removal was not made abruptly, as, according to Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the company made the decision last year. There had already been various complaints raised by the likes of teachers regarding the content of certain books. For example, If I Ran the Zoo was challenged at the Vancouver Public Library in 2014 for racist Asian stereotypes. However, the book was retained.
https://www.cbr.com/dr-seuss-stepdau...s-publication/
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Then, in 2017, the issue got a lot of public attention when a Cambridge school librarian publicly refused a donation of Dr. Seuss from Melania Trump. She could have refused the books privately and written a private letter explaining her reasons. Instead, she chose to politicize the matter, despite having dressed up as the Cat in the Hat back in 2015.
https://thefederalist.com/2017/09/29...thday-costume/
Now, it could be that Dr. Seuss Enterprises experienced a revelation and suddenly became sympathetic to such concerns when previously they had seemed deaf. Or it could be that they were taking scope of various social media wars and weighing up the potential outcomes of increasing publicity and pressure...
Again, it's all just speculation unless they choose to thoroughly document their decision making process.