From the Federalist:
Biden Snubs Dr. Seuss After Cancel Mob Came For The Late Author’s ‘Racist’ Kids’ Books
MARCH 2, 2021 By Jordan Davidson
President Joe Biden snubbed famous children’s book author and illustrator Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, in his Read Across America proclamation on Tuesday after uproar over “racist” content in some of the esteemed author’s work.
While other presidents, including Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, made a point in the past to recognize and honor the author’s ability to “instill in his most impressionable readers universal values we all hold dear,” especially after the National Education Association created Read Across America Day in 1998 on Geisel’s birthday, Biden refused to mention Dr. Seuss in his address celebrating early childhood literacy.
The offending titles are:
- "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street"
- "If I Ran the Zoo"
- "McElligot's Pool"
- "On Beyond Zebra!"
- "Scrambled Eggs Super!"
- "The Cat's Quizzer"
From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_to_ ... rry_Street
Wikipedia wrote:On March 2, 2021, Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced that And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street and five other books would no longer be published because they "portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong". In the book, there is an illustration of an Asian person who is wearing a conical hat, holding chopsticks, and eating from a bowl.
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From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McElligot's_Pool
Wikipedia wrote:On March 2, 2021, Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced that McElligot's Pool and five other books would no longer be published because they "portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong". The book uses the term "Eskimo", which is considered old-fashioned in American English but is offensive in Canadian English, and depicts a group of "Eskimo Fish" in stereotypical costume.
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From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_I_Ran_the_Zoo
Wikipedia wrote:On March 2, 2021, Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced that If I Ran the Zoo and five other books would no longer be published because they "portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong". In the book, there is an illustration with two barefoot African men who are wearing grass skirts and whose hair is tied above their heads, as well as three stereotyped Chinese carrying a caged animal on their heads.
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From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat%27s_Quizzer
Wikipedia wrote:On March 2, 2021, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the business that preserves the author's legacy, announced that The Cat's Quizzer and five other books would nbe withdrawn from publication because they "portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong." The book's text invokes pygmy peoples and Japanese people using terms of lighthearted ridicule.
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From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrambled_Eggs_Super!
Wikipedia wrote:On March 2, 2021, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the business that preserves the author's legacy, announced that Scrambled Eggs Super! and five other books would no longer be published because they "portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong."
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From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Beyond_Zebra!
Wikipedia wrote:On March 2, 2021, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the business that preserves the author's legacy, announced that On Beyond Zebra! and five other books would no longer be published because they "portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong."
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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss. It's a shame that you're not here to defend yourself against the "Cancel Culture" mob. I'm sure you'd have done so very effectively with great style and humor.
