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Racist. . . .
Six books pulled over racist images:
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Some “woke” scholar was probably desperate to find a thesis topic and, running out of time, went “all in” to inspect children’s books for racist themes and images. Apparently this effort was rewarded by finding hurtful depictions in several Dr. Seuss books. I have not seen the subject illustrations to determine how explicit they are. But I suppose that I must consider the possibility that early exposures to this explains a least a portion of my racist persona.
It is easy to get frustrated at Millenials and GenXers and such, but it has been the Baby Boomer generation that gave the initial momentum to this movement and it was they who inculcated these perspectives in our younger population. And it is the absence of backbone in Baby Boomers that allows this wildfire to spread without resistance.
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One showed a Chinese man (oddly, a boy in the “I think I saw it on Mulberry Street” version we have) wearing a traditional Chinese robe and pants, wooden clogs, a pagoda hat, and eating a bowl of rice with chopsticks. Frankly, the other caricatures were much more pointed, especially the mayor and aldermen.
Another showed two Africans, in a strange portion of the continent, wearing grass like skirts, no shirt, and admittedly somewhat monkey like features.
I guess they forgot his classic “The Sneetches”.
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Hopefully, the publisher will update the illustrations and re-issue the books. i have no problem with that (as if any of you give a rat’s ass if I have problems with this or anything else for that matter.) What is dangerous in this moment is the trend toward “ghosting” writing that doesn’t fit the “woke” narrative. The Leftists don’t burn books. They just eliminate any way to order them online. 😥
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And now eBay has removed the books as well, apparently all of a sudden they violate eBay policy regarding selling offensive material.
Odd though, eBay actually sponsors listing for t-shirts with images of Confederate Generals. . . .
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dr-seuss-books-deemed-offensive-will-be-delisted-from-ebay-11614884201
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From the Cat in the Hat 2021 edition:
I do not like your mental haze;
I do not like your leftist ways;
I do not like your son on blow;
I do not like you, Mr. Joe!
Here's a toast with one last pour, may it last forever and a minute more;
Good fortune seems to you have sung, to live and love way past long
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