Cancel Culture and other Crap

 Does the "Cancel Culture" work?  Just days after Dr. Seuss books were ignored by alleged educators who are supposed to be promoting reading, the empire struck back. While Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced that they would no longer publish six of his books and President "Sleepy Joe" Biden ignored Seuss on National Read Across America, the public reacted. I checked just a minute ago and nine of the Top Ten books in sales on Amazon are Seuss books. There are another fifteen of his books  in the top fifty. So 48% of the top 50 books in current sales are Seuss books? 

What does this mean to me? I am digging through those mountains of books that I have in an attempt to locate any Dr. Seuss books and increase my income.

There are two emotions that drive markets, fear and greed. The Seuss Enterprise people will either find a way to start publishing those books again or somebody else will. Black market Seuss books? Can we even say "black market"?

The "Cancel Culture" is also taking a shot in the shorts from a 27 year old country singer with a drinking problem. Yes, the now infamous Morgan Wallen is lighting up the music world. Morgan who was captured on a video sold to TMZ, drunk and using the feared N-word, has been "suspended" by his record label. His music has been banned by most radio stations, and the country music empire has turned him into an outcast. Evidently, life as a pariah is good. Morgan is ranked number 1 on the list of the top 500 artists. His album "Dangerous"  is now the top selling album for the seventh straight week. I saw a report where a radio station owner in Knoxville, Wallen's home town, had started playing Wallen's music again. The owner said that he wasn't in "the censorship business". Wal-Mart has sold out of the $34 vinyl LP. There is also a special $119 edition recording that is almost gone. If Wallen gets "banned" again, he will be financially set for life. Money talks, bullshit walks. The "Cancel Culture" is wearing out a lot of shoes.

So the "Cancel Culture" is after a young, male country music singer with a drinking problem. Isn't that story in fact a country music song? Have you heard of Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, or David Allan Coe? The list is almost endless. For male country music singers, this is almost a rite of passage. Of course, I am not including those guys hustling that "bro country" crap. 

If you know someone who is active in that "Cancel Culture" crowd, here's a tip. Find a copy of David Allan Coe's "X-rated" album. I might have a copy from the late 1980's, but don't even consider asking for my copy. If your "Cancel Culture" acquaintance can survive listening to it, they will probably never speak to you again.

My wife just told me that there is a program about Teddy Roosevelt on the television. Now there's a guy who would have taken on the "cancel culture".