Photos: New county councilwoman sworn into office using Dr. Seuss book
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St. Louis Post Dispatch ^
| Aug 18 19
The St. Louis County Council does not require council members to be sworn in on a Bible, and newly elected 2nd District member Kelli Dunaway chose the Dr. Seuss book “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” “I’m proud and excited to get to work for the 2nd District, and to help rebuild trust
in our county government,” Dunaway told a reporter after her first meeting.
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Did Dr. Seuss Lie to Our Kids?
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New York Times ^
| August 1, 2019 | Philip Galanes
A 12-year-old thinks the premise of “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” belies structural racism. What’s
a parent to do? My 12-year-old daughter had a sticker on her water bottle with a quote from Dr. Seuss: “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” A classmate told her the sticker was racist because many people can’t choose what they want to do because of structural racism. My daughter peeled off the sticker and threw it away. When she told me about it, I was at a loss. I believe...
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Dr. Seuss Books Like Horton Hears a Who! Branded Racist and Problematic in New Study
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People ^
As Dr. Seuss’ birthday approaches on March 2, a new study argues that many of the author’s classic children’s books are racist and problematic — and only two percent of his characters represent people of color. “[This
study reveals] how racism spans across the entire Seuss collection, while debunking myths about how books like Horton Hears a Who! and The Sneetches can be used to promote tolerance, anti-bias, or anti-racism,” Katie Ishizuka and Ramón Stephens write in their February 2019 report, “The Cat is Out of the Bag: Orientalism, AntiBlackness, and White Supremacy in Dr. Seuss’ s Children’s Books,” as...
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Audrey Geisel, widow of Dr. Seuss, dead at 97
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KSTP.com ^
| 12/21/18 | AP
Audrey Geisel, the widow of children's author Dr. Seuss and longtime overseer of his prolific and lucrative literary estate, has died. Random
House Children's Books announced that she died Wednesday at age 97. She died at her home in La Jolla, California.
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Author: Racism revealed in Dr. Seuss' work, children's literature
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Chicago Tribune ^
| November 27, 2017 | Darcell Rockett
Dr. Seuss’ colorful characters and rhyming whimsy have made the late writer’s books a staple in libraries both personal and public. But
Seuss was not without his shortcomings, says Philip Nel, an English professor at Kansas State University. According to Nel, Seuss’ “The Cat in the Hat” is rife with racial caricature and “the influence of blackface minstrelsy lingers.”
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The Dr. Seuss Museum doesn’t seem to have a problem with the First Lady
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Hot Air.com ^
| October 1, 2017 | JAZZ SHAW
Earlier this week John touched on the festival of hot takes surrounding Liz Phipps Soeiro, the librarian at Cambridgeport Elementary School who attempted to refuse a donation of Dr. Seuss books from First Lady Melania Trump. I specify “attempted†because it turned out that the school board stepped in and said it
wasn’t her call to begin with. That hot mess should have come and gone fairly quickly, but it turns out that there was another chapter of the story to be written.The Mayor of the town where Dr. Seuss (actually Theodor Geisel) was born decided to add some balance...
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Diamond And Silk Rip Librarian a new one for Rejecting The Dr Seuss books sent by...
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The Viewers View ^
| September 30, 2017 | Diamond and Silk
Diamond And Silk Rip Librarian a new one for Rejecting The Dr Seuss books sent by Melania Trump
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Mayor fires back after librarian calls Dr. Seuss book cliche
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The Virginian-Pilot ^
| September 29, 2017 | The Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The mayor of Dr. Seuss' hometown fired back at a school librarian on Thursday who called the children's author's books "racist" and "cliche" in rejecting a donation of them from Melania Trump. The comments of Cambridge Public Schools librarian Liz Phipps Soeiro were "political correctness at its worst,"
Springfield, Massachusetts, Mayor Domenic Sarno said in a statement. "One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish, I think her comments stink and are ridiculous towards our beloved Dr. Seuss," he said. Dr. Seuss, whose real name is Theodor Geisel, was born and raised in Springfield.....
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Librarian who rejected Melania Trump's Dr. Seuss books dressed as 'Cat in the Hat'
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Fox News ^
| September 29, 2017
Horton hears a hypocrite. The Massachusetts elementary school librarian who rejected Dr. Seuss books donated by First Lady Melania Trump because the publication’s artwork contained “racist mockery,” was previously photographed dressed as the Cat in the Hat and holding a “Green Eggs and Ham” themed breakfast. Liz
Phipps Soeiro was busted Friday by Twitter users after she snubbed the First Lady’s donation to the Cambridgeport Elementary School. Soeiro wrote in a letter to Trump that the school could not accept the books, which included: “The Cat in the Hat,” “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” and “Green Eggs and Ham.” (TWEET-AT-LINK)...
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Melania Trump fires back at librarian who rejected gift of Dr. Seuss books as ‘racist’
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Fox News ^
| 9/29/2017 | Brooke Singman
First lady Melania Trump fired back Friday at a Massachusetts elementary school librarian who rejected her donation of Dr. Seuss books, claiming their illustrations are examples of “racist propaganda.” Stephanie
Grisham, director of communications for the first lady's office, said in a statement to Fox News that the response was "unfortunate," and Mrs. Trump wanted to use her platform "to help as many children as she can." "She has demonstrated this in both actions and words since her husband took office, and sending books to children across the country is but one example," she said. "To turn the gesture of...
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Melania Trump fires back at librarian who rejected gift of Dr. Seuss books as ‘racist’
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Fox News ^
| 9/29/2017 | Brooke Singman
First lady Melania Trump fired back Friday at a Massachusetts elementary school librarian who rejected her donation of Dr. Seuss books, claiming their illustrations are examples of “racist propaganda.” Stephanie
Grisham, director of communications for the first lady's office, said in a statement to Fox News that the response was "unfortunate," and Mrs. Trump wanted to use her platform "to help as many children as she can." "She has demonstrated this in both actions and words since her husband took office, and sending books to children across the country is but one example," she said. "To turn the gesture of...
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Librarian rejects Melania Trump’s Dr. Seuss books, calls them ‘racist propaganda’
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FOX News ^
| September 29 2017 | Brooke Singman
OF THE DAY - RC18D1ABCC70 A Massachusetts elementary school librarian said this week that her school would not accept several Dr. Seuss books donated by first lady Melania Trump, claiming the books’ illustrations are examples of “racist propaganda.” To
celebrate “National Read a Book Day,” the first lady sent out a collection of 10 Dr. Seuss books to one school in each state across the nation. The titles included: "The Cat in the Hat"; "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish"; "Wacky Wednesday"; "Green Eggs and Ham"; and "Oh, the Places You’ll Go!"
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Melania Trump fires back at librarian who rejected gift of Dr. Seuss books as ‘racist’
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Fox News ^
| September 28, 2017 | Brook Singman
First lady Melania Trump fired back Friday at a Massachusetts elementary school librarian who rejected her donation of Dr. Seuss books, claiming their illustrations are examples of “racist propaganda.” Stephanie
Grisham, director of communications for the first lady's office, said in a statement to Fox News that the response was "unfortunate," and Mrs. Trump wanted to use her platform "to help as many children as she can." "She has demonstrated this in both actions and words since her husband took office, and sending books to children across the country is but one example," she said. "To turn the gesture of...
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Librarian Rejects First Lady’s Gift Of Dr. Seuss Books Calling Them ‘Racist Propaganda’
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Hotair ^
| 09/28/2017 | John Sexton
Earlier this month First Lady Melania Trump celebrated National Read a Book Day by selecting some children’s books and sending them to one school in each state. Mrs.
Trump selected Dr. Seuss’ Oh, the Places You’ll Go! because it was, “one of her personal favorites that she and her son have read together over and over.†Other books included in the shipment to schools in each state included One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish and Green Eggs and Ham among several others. Tuesday, the librarian at Cambridgeport Elementary School in Massachusetts wrote a response which informed the...
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Elementary School Librarian Rejects ‘Racist Propaganda’ Dr. Seuss Books From Melania Trump
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Washington Free Beacon ^
| September 28, 2017 | Cameron Cawthorne
She then characterized Dr. Seuss's illustrations as racist and said that they were steeped in "racist propaganda, caricatures, and harmful stereotypes," listing several examples in her letter. Soeiro
did not note that former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama both read Dr. Seuss books to children several times during their eight years in the White House.
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Dr. Seuss comments on Hillary staff mocking Catholics
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twitter/tinypic ^
| 10-12-16 | DFU
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Dr. Seuss comments on 'journalist' John Harwood
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dfu via Twitter ^
| 10-12-16 | DFU
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Dr. Seuss comments on the fly that landed on Hillary at second debate
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dfu/tinypic/twitter ^
| 10-10-16 | DFU
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TWITTER: Dr. Seuss weighs in on Lester Holt and the debate
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twitter ^
| 9-27-16 | DFU
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TWITTER: Dr. Seuss comments on StoneTear, ordered by Hillary to delete emails
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i64.tinypic.com ^
| 9-19-16 | DFU dfu/tinypic/twitter
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