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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Justice and Rule" data-source="post: 8944660" data-attributes="member: 6778210">I mean, I don't really think most do, particularly for stuff this racist. I mean, like [USER=7028372]@Irlo[/USER] mentioned, Harper Collins sells Mein Kampf and gives the proceeds to charity. This is not a historical important piece of work, this is just some racist fantasy stuff a game company sold in the 1980's.The Censored 11 are pretty well-known for their niche industry and even outside; heck, I knew about them. I think cartoons in particular are way more important in this regard because many don't have the massive cultural weight and significance of a Birth of the Nation or a Mein Kampf. The Censored 11 aren't available, though other cartoons that have racist elements are, often with explicit warnings. Some have been modified. I think that's a way better place to start a conversation than trying to compare them to incredibly significant racist works that have volumes of analysis written on them compared to badly written racist caricatures. The value of the work itself should be included in this conversation because it's important in dictating how it is preserved.I mean, they could donate the money to an appropriate charity, like Harper Collins does with Mein Kampf. That would honestly help a bit with the skeeviness. But also just because people might want it is not exactly the best reason to keep producing a racist work. I feel like by that logic, the best course of action would be to put nothing on it in the first place, because you could completely undersell how much racist it is anyways. Best to let people decide for themselves, right?If Wizards can't understand and identify the problems with the book, they have much greater problems. Like really, I would trust that Wizards could get someone competent enough to nail most of what is there, and the educational value of putting these warnings and being specific would help people miss the subtle stuff they might not catch amongst the bluntness of the in-your-face stuff.</blockquote>

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