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The woke cancel culture comes for Dr. Seuss.
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Six Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published because of racist images
By MARIE SZANISZLO | Boston Herald March 2, 2021 at 6:23 p.m. Millions of people the world over have fond memories of growing up with Dr. Seuss’s books, without ever realizing that some of them might have been painful to others. On Tuesday, the business that preserves the author’s legacy announced that six of his books — including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo” — will no longer be published because of racist and insensitive imagery. “These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” Dr. Seuss Enterprises said in a statement that coincided with the late author and illustrator’s birthday. “If I Ran the Zoo” includes a drawing of two bare-footed African men wearing what appear to be grass skirts with their hair tied above their heads. In “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” an Asian person is portrayed wearing a conical hat, holding chopsticks and eating from a bowl. The decision to cease publication and sales of the books — which also include “McElligot’s Pool,” “On Beyond Zebra!,” “Scrambled Eggs Super!” and “The Cat’s Quizzer” — was made after months of feedback from teachers, academics and others, the company Seuss’ family founded said. “The decision his literary representatives made was the right one,” said Carol L. Tilley, a children’s pop culture historian and librarian educator at the University of Illinois. “I don’t think those books will ever disappear completely, but we can do better by our kids. We have so much wonderful literature for children.” read more |
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