 
     |
| Cancel Culture Takes Out Dr Seuss, Sort Of (Page 3/12) |
|
rinselberg
|
MAR 05, 10:31 PM
|
|
The people have spoken
and they seem to agree.
Approval of Biden
is what they decree.
. . .
Oh look. Here's MSNBC anchor Joy Reid with a "Dr Seuss" recital of her own.
It's hardly a minute, this little fling.
To strengthen your immune system, like a shot of vaccine.
https://www.msnbc.com/the-r...-office-102193221999[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 03-05-2021).]
|
|
|
|
Notorio
|
MAR 05, 11:18 PM
|
|
|
|
cliffw
|
MAR 06, 10:38 AM
|
|
| quote | Originally posted by Raydar:
This is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
|
|
|
|
|
|
randye
|
MAR 06, 08:18 PM
|
|
 [This message has been edited by randye (edited 03-06-2021).]
|
|
|
|
rinselberg
|
MAR 06, 08:59 PM
|
|
Dr Seuss Enterprises, not a part of any level of government, decides it will no longer publish 6 of the more than 60 Dr Seuss books for which they own the publishing rights.
This, coming on the heels of the "castration" of the (former) "Mr" Potato Head.
YAWN.
|
|
|
|
fierosound
|
MAR 07, 03:28 AM
|
|
Dr. Seuss is out...
But M.L. Webb has just the thing for you: “The GayBCs,” a way for readers as young as
4 years old to learn every letter in the alphabet in terms of how it relates to LGBT issues.
It’s a REAL book (god help anyone who publicly says this may not be a good thing).
They would be publicly FB shamed, accused of “needing sensitivity training” and maybe even lose their job.
https://www.westernjournal....aybcs-alphabet-book/
This is nuts… 
------------------
My World of Wheels Winners (Click on links below)
3.4L Supercharged 87 GT and Super Duty 4 Indy #163[This message has been edited by fierosound (edited 03-07-2021).]
|
|
|
|
blackrams
|
MAR 07, 06:48 AM
|
|
Just goes to show that if you look hard enough and use enough imagination along with a biased perspective, you can find something bad about anything. 
Rams
|
|
|
|
rinselberg
|
MAR 07, 07:12 AM
|
|
Artwork from Dr Seuss "If I Ran the Zoo", one of the 6 Dr Seuss titles that are newly discontinued by Dr Seuss Enterprises.
 | | CLICK FOR FULL SIZE |
"Tackling Racism in Children's Books: Conversations in Seussland"
Nashville Public Library; August 30, 2019.
https://library.nashville.o...versations-seussland[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 03-07-2021).]
|
|
|
|
blackrams
|
MAR 07, 08:40 AM
|
|
|
|
|
rinselberg
|
MAR 07, 09:36 AM
|
|
I think a salient fact here is that the Dr Seuss books have long had a place in the public schools as vehicles for teaching children to read.
Can anyone say the same about the Elmer Fudd character or any of that particular genre of cartoon characters? I think of them as something that a young child could see on TV or on any of the video devices that a young child might have, but not in the context of the public schools and learning to read.
Here's another "backgrounder"
Children's authors refuse Dr. Seuss museum invite because of mural with 'jarring racial stereotype'
Updated Jan 07, 2019; Posted Oct 05, 2017
Ray Kelly for Mass (Massachusetts) Live
https://www.masslive.com/en...rs_turn_down_in.html
Here's something towards the end of this fairly brief blog post:
| quote | Last week [in 2017? 2019?], Cambridge Public Schools Librarian Liz Phipps Soiero turned down a gift of Dr. Seuss books from First Lady Melania Trump for National Read a Book Day.
"You may not be aware of this, but Dr. Seuss is a bit of a cliche, a tired and worn ambassador for children's literature," Soeiro wrote on Horn Book's Family Reading blog. "Another fact that many people are unaware of is that Dr. Seuss's illustrations are steeped in racist propaganda, caricatures, and harmful stereotypes. Open one of his books and you'll see the racist mockery in his art." |
|
|
|
|
|
