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6 Dr. Seuss books won’t be published for racist images (Leftist book-burning)
AP news ^ | Today | Mark Pratt

Posted on 03/02/2021 6:24:43 AM PST by cba123

BOSTON (AP) — Six Dr. Seuss books — including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo” — will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery, the business that preserves and protects the author’s legacy said Tuesday.

“These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” Dr. Seuss Enterprises told The Associated Press in a statement that coincided with the late author and illustrator’s birthday.

“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,” it said.

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These books are being burned.

By Dr. Seuss.

Shame on them!!!

(Really)

1 posted on 03/02/2021 6:24:43 AM PST by cba123
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https://apnews.com/article/dr-seuss-books-racist-images-d8ed18335c03319d72f443594c174513


2 posted on 03/02/2021 6:25:00 AM PST by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam)
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“Banned in Boston” should be a good selling point for these books then.


3 posted on 03/02/2021 6:26:29 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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No, not censored by Seuss, but those who inherited his stuff. Think of the Ford Foundation. Henry Ford would be apoplectic if he were around to witness the Ford Foundation's evil done in his name.

4 posted on 03/02/2021 6:30:14 AM PST by Governor Dinwiddie
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I thought Seuss was a lib. lib on lib book burning. Interesting.


5 posted on 03/02/2021 6:30:30 AM PST by xp38
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To: cba123

Bump


6 posted on 03/02/2021 6:30:52 AM PST by lowbridge
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Not just a lib, a full-blown Stalin lover..


7 posted on 03/02/2021 6:31:21 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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From the article:

In 2017, a school librarian in Cambridge, Massachusetts, criticized a gift of 10 Seuss books from first lady Melania Trump, saying many of his works were “steeped in racist propaganda, caricatures, and harmful stereotypes.”

8 posted on 03/02/2021 6:31:53 AM PST by Yo-Yo (is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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Seems he was pretty "Woke" during WWII.
9 posted on 03/02/2021 6:34:56 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Some cultures are more modern and more advanced than others.

But for lefturd loons dat reality be raysis


10 posted on 03/02/2021 6:35:11 AM PST by mjp ((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
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These folks have too much time on their hand.


11 posted on 03/02/2021 6:37:06 AM PST by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory. )
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Just leafed through "And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street" and "If I Ran the Zoo."

I'm wondering what exactly is offensive to these low-thinking morons. The management of Seuss' legacy should be taken away from them.

12 posted on 03/02/2021 6:37:21 AM PST by AAABEST (NY/DC/LA media/political/military industrial complex DELENDA EST)
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Yep. His “Butter Battle Book” comes to mind.


13 posted on 03/02/2021 6:39:02 AM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (RIP my "teddy bear". )
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To: dfwgator

Even more interesting. Was never a fan but his books were ubiquitous with some humour and rhyme.


14 posted on 03/02/2021 6:40:37 AM PST by xp38
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These folks have too much time on their hand.

It's ticking away with their sanity

15 posted on 03/02/2021 6:40:51 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Heard on talk radio this morning.

A generation raised on Southpark and Beevis and Butthead
is now offended by Dr. Seuss. (facepalm)


16 posted on 03/02/2021 6:41:08 AM PST by murrie (Mark Levin: Prosecuting stupidity nightly.)
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I would expect morning less from a country with Joe Chi Minh at the helm.


17 posted on 03/02/2021 6:41:18 AM PST by Levy78
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Dr. Seuss and his wife were livid over the fact that “Horton Hears a Who” was used to promote Right to Life. The guy was super talented, but a creep in RL.


18 posted on 03/02/2021 6:42:10 AM PST by alstewartfan (One day he just washed up on the shores of his regrets. May his soul rest in peace. Al S.)
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DR. SEUSS’ LESSER-KNOWN BOOKS

1. The Cat in the Blender
2. Are You My Proctologist?
3. Fox in Detox
4. Who Shat in the Hat?
5. Horton Hires a Ho
6. The Flesh-Eating Lorax
7. How the Grinch Stole Columbus Day
8. Your Colon Can Moo-—Can You?
9. Zippy the Rabid Gerbil
10. One B!tch, Two B!tch, Dead B!tch, You B!tch
11. Marvin K. Mooney, Get the %^$# Out!
12. Herbert the Pervert Likes Sherbert
13. The B!tch Set Me Up
14. I’ve Fallen-—And I Can’t Get Up!
15. Yentl the Lentil
16. My Pocket Rocket Needs A Socket
17. Aunts in My Pants
18. Hop On Mom
19. Oh, the Places You’ll Scratch and Sniff!
20. Horton Fakes an Orgasm
21. The Grinch’s Ten Inches


19 posted on 03/02/2021 6:44:21 AM PST by twister881
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ROFLOL!!!


20 posted on 03/02/2021 6:45:46 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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