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Of course many people take text from PG; that's one of the things it's there for. But to present it as your own work, bury any acknowledgment in an obscure corner of the site, accept praise for the work, and solicit donations, is not a Good Thing. Legal? Sure. Shameful? Also sure.
You don't see a problem with excluding male authors. The Augusta National Golf Club doesn't see a problem with excluding female golfers. I see a problem with both of them. I believe in seeing people as individuals, not as representatives of a class. If a book is good I want to read it, and if it isn't good I don't want to bother, but that decision has nothing to do with whether the author's plumbing matches my own. Your mileage, clearly, may vary.
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