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Work at @TorontoStar (Audience 📰 + #ThisMatters Podcast 📻) + #CraigRussell/Lori biographer (#OutrageousMisfits out via @dundurnpress). He/Him.
Mar 9, 2021 6 tweets 3 min read
Dr. Seuss Enterprises is ceasing publication of six books because they "portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong." So why are so many selling their copies for $500, $1,262, $3,184? I talked to a prof who researches consumer behaviour and ethics: thestar.com/news/gta/2021/… “(Sellers and buyers) are likely willing to overlook the racist aspects in the name of things like nostalgia and making money,” says Peter Darke of @SchulichSchool. “If they are selling it at a surprisingly high price there’s more going on there...” /2 thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
Mar 8, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
Only following via Twitter but let's root for Meghan for speaking her truth. Someone, somewhere is like - "World, I told ya..." #thefirm