Why Dr. Seuss Had to Go

Townhall.com ^ | March 10, 2021 | Ben Shapiro

[mo]

no reason needed at all “just because” is sufficient reason for the current tyrants of media.

its the exercise is power that they revel in

[Travis McGee]

[I just posted this comment on the linked Townhall article.]

Welcome to the Woke Left USSA.
We are just in the early innings of our Cultural Revolution, this is nothing yet.
The USSR tried and failed to create a “New Soviet Man” for 75 years, with all the tools of a totalitarian police state under their control.
And they only tried to change human nature in the economic realm. The Soviets never attacked marriage, or told mentally ill boys that they could announce they were girls. They never attempted to force society at large to not only accept, but believe this insanity.
What our Woke Left is attempting in 2021 is far more ambitious, and dangerous: fundamentally changing human nature at its core, human sexuality.
2+2 will always be 4, never 5.
Men and women are different.
The USSA will fail over this insane experiment being rammed down our throats by the Woke Left Commissars.

https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2021/03/10/why-dr-seuss-had-to-go-n2585974

[freedumb2003]

The offense bust be taken for a view as extreme as possible. If a CONSERVATIVE viewpoint is offended it is simply converted to a crticism.

I find men kissing to be nauseating (this is a normal biological reaction and is involuntary), But my reaction is considered “hate speech” not being offended.

[Sacajaweau]

I always thought that Dr. Seuss books were stupid. And still do.

[Lizavetta]

America's traditions, institutions, statues, books, toys, advertising icons, curriculum, even our language . . . All of it being brought down.

This is the revolution they have openly talked about for many decades and now that they have the power they're going full scorched earth and doing it.

In the name of justice, inclusion, safety, and equity, of course.

[a fool in paradise]

How long before they lapse into the public domain?

[a fool in paradise]

They tried it 50 years ago when they made a habit of carrying around Mao’s Little Red Book.

[time4good]

Ben’s smart, but it’s slightly annoying when he, like other writers, posit a question, gives the formula of what is occurring, but doesn’t answer specifically how it was applied, i.e., What were Dr. Seuss’ offenses?

[ZOOKER]

Now offense is not only considered a harm; it is considered the chief harm in our society. Physical injury, after all, is merely physical. But mental or emotional injury -- that threatens our very sense of identity. Because we find our identity in our own sense of self-creation, any societal denial of that sense threatens our identity.

The Cuomo fiasco is instructive. Poor policy which resulted in the deaths of thousands of nursing home residents, then criminal coverup of the deed - these resulted in a collective yawn from the media and woke public.
Five or six women made to feel uncomfortable, though - even though none was injured?

[PIF]

In the end, the only literature allowed will be the literature that adheres to the values of our postmodern world ... It means that the purges have only just begun.

The only books for kids to read in our future will be comic book versions of Marx, Mao, Hegal et al.

Meanwhile, in Russia and China the world’s great classics continue to be read.

Additionally, on the Sino-Russo lunar space station and colonies, high paying jobs are offered to all who can meet the qualification, except Americans who are too stupid to even apply and would fail in every measure, except reciting by heart Marx and others

[Russ]

This is just another nonsensical issue to divert our attention from the Chinese military buildup. Not only does their naval armada threaten Taiwan, it’s 350 plus carriers and battleships threaten the west coast of the U.S.

[Candor7]

Dr. Seuss, He had to go
Why o why we do not know
But some say he was to slow
to grasp the woke
And divide the row
Into people black and blue and purple
Instead of one big maple surple!

Dr. Seuss he had to go.
He is not woke and in the know.

[Dixie Yooper]

The whole “Cancel Parade” is what they want us to see, and helps to hide what they don’t want us to see. Maybe in a few years or so, we will know what that was.

[RinaseaofDs]

The book burning has begun.

[Liz]

Seuss removed means the book-burning purges have only just begun...... any self-absorbed academic with
a computer and a degree in postmodern garbage can burn books simply by claiming that offense is "possible."

.....the only literature allowed will be that which adheres to leftie values.....a postmodern world in which we are not expected to conform to societal rules that make a nation strong.....but a suicidal conformist society bent on self-defined identities. That means the "judgemental" Bible is kaput and all vestiges of the past, replete with their "bigoted" value systems are ditched.

[Elsie]

Golly!

I’m offended!!

Now what???

https://www.dragqueenstoryhour.org/

[Elsie]

The only books for kids to read in our future will be comic book versions of Marx, Mao, Hegal et al.

No need to read, as they'll be read TO.

(See above)

[\/\/ayne]

I remember a Tin-Tin that was banned for the same type depiction of Africans - ironically I got a cross-library loan copy because I wanted to see why it was banned in another place. I remember another Tin-Tin when they’re in Arab lands the Captain kicks a praying Muslim who then pulls a knife on him. They still haven’t really caught up with Tin-Tin yet!

[foreverfree]

I still want to know what was offensive about "And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street".

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