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    6 Dr. Seuss books to stop being published because of racist imagery

    The sales of six Dr. Seuss books will cease over racist and insensitive imagery, according to the business that preserves and protects the author's legacy.

    The news comes Tuesday on National Read Across America Day, when schools across the U.S. celebrate reading on Dr. Seuss's March 2 birthday to commemorate the popular children's author, who died in 1991.

    "These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong," Dr. Seuss Enterprises told The Associated Press in a statement.

    "Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr. Seuss Enterprises' catalog represents and supports all communities and families," the statement continued.

    Copies of "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street," "If I Ran the Zoo," "McElligot's Pool," "On Beyond Zebra!," "Scrambled Eggs Super!," and "The Cat's Quizzer" will no longer be published.

    The decision to cease publication and sales of the books was made last year after months of discussion, the company told AP.

    "Dr. Seuss Enterprises listened and took feedback from our audiences including teachers, academics and specialists in the field as part of our review process. We then worked with a panel of experts, including educators, to review our catalog of titles," it said.

    A Virginia school system recently decided to discourage recognition of National Read Across America Day in light of the controversy, prompting discussion of the author and decisions to "cancel" his work on social media. The school system clarified in a Feb. 27 statement that it is not banning the author's books.

    Books by Dr. Seuss -- born Theodor Seuss Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts, on March 2, 1904 -- are sold in more than 100 countries.

    The "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" author remains popular, earning an estimated $33 million before taxes in 2020, up from just $9.5 million five years ago, the company said. Forbes listed him No. 2 on its highest-paid dead celebrities of 2020, behind only the late pop star Michael Jackson.

    As adored as Dr. Seuss is by millions around the world for the positive values in many of his works, including environmentalism and tolerance, there has been increasing criticism in recent years over the way Black, Asian and other characters are drawn in some of his most beloved children's books, as well as in his earlier advertising and propaganda illustrations.

    The National Education Association, which founded Read Across America Day in 1998 and deliberately aligned it with Geisel's birthday, has for several years deemphasized Seuss and encouraged a more diverse reading list for children.

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    I've read a few of these articles about this, and none of them have pointed out what the images are or where the racism is in other parts of the books.

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    This I find an interesting turn of phrase: "...according to the business that preserves and protects the author's legacy."

    If there are racist and insensitive images in Dr.Seuss books, and I agree it is odd that those details are not yet related in any reporting of this company decision, isn't that part of the author's legacy and for the generations his work has been published?

    But now in the age of Snowflake, where we read a serious news bit, that Coca-Cola company is commanding their employees to be less white, are we yet at the end of absurd news of the day?

    "Sometimes the devil allows people to live a life free of trouble because he doesn't want people turning to God. Their sin is like a jail cell, except it is all nice and comfy and there doesn't seem to be any reason to leave. The door's wide open. Till one day time runs out and the door slams shut and suddenly it's too late to get out."
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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    I've read a few of these articles about this, and none of them have pointed out what the images are or where the racism is in other parts of the books.
    I agree - I want to see examples, or I'm calling BALONEY on this!

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    Tucker Carlson on Dr. Seuss being 'canceled' from Read Across America.


    Tucker: The memory of Dr. Seuss matters more than ever

    Tucker Carlson on Dr. Seuss being 'canceled' from Read Across America.

    "It's intentional"





    Tucker: The memory of Dr. Seuss matters more than ever - YouTube





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    Good grief

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