Honestly I look at it like this- The act of hatred is the problem. Those ugly T shirts are at least as offensive. Books are just ink and paper. Made by men at a factory.

I recall this hilarious scene from the AGW disaster movie, The Day After. Went something like this-They refugees are freezing in the library. They must burn books to survive. Some academics object-“no, no you can’t, that Shakespeare and…”. This homeless guy stands up and says, hey the next room is all tax law books. plenty of paper there!