As Twitchy reported, progressives had a bit of a meltdown on hearing that publisher Simon & Schuster had signed Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos to a $250,000 book deal.
Not surprisingly, there was talk of a boycott immediately.
https://twitter.com/vPingle/status/814574100387655682
https://twitter.com/RaneeZaporski/status/814546943007408128
https://twitter.com/theOriginalKomz/status/814558140222029825
Yes! No one want to take away your books, but it’s high time for common sense book control.
Not soon after the announcement, the Chicago Review of Books noted that in response, it would not cover any book published by Simon & Schuster in 2017.
In response to this disgusting validation of hate, we will not cover a single @simonschuster book in 2017. https://t.co/NAJhTgdeyX
— Chicago Review of Books (@ChicagoRevBooks) December 29, 2016
THAT'S SHOWIN' 'EM LOL https://t.co/5CIHOynTED
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) December 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/MetricButtload/status/814618114906165249
https://twitter.com/jfmailander/status/814579067944960000
The Chicago Review of Books describes itself in its Twitter bio as “dedicated to diverse voices in literature” — within reasonable limits, of course. Consider the Chicago Review your safe space from any disgusting validation of hate that Simon & Schuster might try to slip through the cracks next year.
https://twitter.com/HOTSHOTdujour/status/814569613648429056
I find your lack of "dedication to diverse voices in literature" disturbing. #MissionStatementFail @simonschuster
— 100 Proof (@ChampionCapua) December 29, 2016
I have no specific love for the dude, but "diverse voices in literature" doesn't mean what you think it means.
— Giuseppe Nelva (@Abriael) December 29, 2016
Poor snowflakes. I guess some "diverse voices" just aren't the right kind of diverse.
— Gary (@gfigg42) December 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/theone20152016/status/814591067370553344
https://twitter.com/LegallyPrepped/status/814591645790388229
thank you for deciding what people can and can't handle for them. Makes not thinking way easier.
— Master of Skepticism (@MasterGibson) December 29, 2016
@Cernovich @simonschuster Well who cares what you think? I'm buying Milo's book for sure now.
— RedWhite&Blue (@clw4usa) December 29, 2016
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