I’m a liberal democrat horrified by the current Dr Seuss drama and normalization of censorship

[Anonymous]

https://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/dr-seuss-ted-cruz-097350

Interesting article noting how Seuss would have detested Ted Cruz and everything he stands for. The article quotes the author of a book highlighting 100 of the greatest social justice warriors...including Seuss.

Let’s not erase his entire legacy. Stop printing those handful of problematic books, but don’t associate his name with hateful racism.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Here you go, OP. Better start yelling at Steven King and Madonna and Carl Sagan and Nora Roberts and Norman Rockwell and Madonna and all the other authors of books that have gone out of print. For varying reasons, every single one of these books are out of print, but lo and behold, still available for purchase.

https://www.bookfinder.com/books/bookfinder_report/BookFinder_Report_2013.mhtml

What a ridiculous thing to be upset about.

OP and other pearl-clutchers aren't looking for solutions, dude. They just want to look down their noses at people who recognize that racist imagery probably shouldn't appear in children's books.

Gotta hand it to Republicans, though. They're really good at contriving culture war wedges.

But two mommies imagery should?

Why shouldn't it?

Because it’s brainwashing.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! Are you out of your mind? Seriously, people believe this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/dr-seuss-ted-cruz-097350

Interesting article noting how Seuss would have detested Ted Cruz and everything he stands for. The article quotes the author of a book highlighting 100 of the greatest social justice warriors...including Seuss.

Let’s not erase his entire legacy. Stop printing those handful of problematic books, but don’t associate his name with hateful racism.

No worries. People with more than one brain cell aren't doing that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/dr-seuss-ted-cruz-097350

Interesting article noting how Seuss would have detested Ted Cruz and everything he stands for. The article quotes the author of a book highlighting 100 of the greatest social justice warriors...including Seuss.

Let’s not erase his entire legacy. Stop printing those handful of problematic books, but don’t associate his name with hateful racism.

Don’t stop printing ANY books.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/dr-seuss-ted-cruz-097350

Interesting article noting how Seuss would have detested Ted Cruz and everything he stands for. The article quotes the author of a book highlighting 100 of the greatest social justice warriors...including Seuss.

Let’s not erase his entire legacy. Stop printing those handful of problematic books, but don’t associate his name with hateful racism.

Don’t stop printing ANY books.

Why waste paper on books that have minimal or no sales?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/dr-seuss-ted-cruz-097350

Interesting article noting how Seuss would have detested Ted Cruz and everything he stands for. The article quotes the author of a book highlighting 100 of the greatest social justice warriors...including Seuss.

Let’s not erase his entire legacy. Stop printing those handful of problematic books, but don’t associate his name with hateful racism.

Don’t stop printing ANY books.

Yes!! Force ALL book publishers to continue printing old, obsolete, and poorly-selling books! This is the kind of small-government free-market conservative policy I can get behind!!!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/dr-seuss-ted-cruz-097350

Interesting article noting how Seuss would have detested Ted Cruz and everything he stands for. The article quotes the author of a book highlighting 100 of the greatest social justice warriors...including Seuss.

Let’s not erase his entire legacy. Stop printing those handful of problematic books, but don’t associate his name with hateful racism.

Don’t stop printing ANY books.

Um... publishers stop printing books ALL THE TIME.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/dr-seuss-ted-cruz-097350

Interesting article noting how Seuss would have detested Ted Cruz and everything he stands for. The article quotes the author of a book highlighting 100 of the greatest social justice warriors...including Seuss.

Let’s not erase his entire legacy. Stop printing those handful of problematic books, but don’t associate his name with hateful racism.

Don’t stop printing ANY books.

Yes!! Force ALL book publishers to continue printing old, obsolete, and poorly-selling books! This is the kind of small-government free-market conservative policy I can get behind!!!!

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/dr-seuss-ted-cruz-097350

Interesting article noting how Seuss would have detested Ted Cruz and everything he stands for. The article quotes the author of a book highlighting 100 of the greatest social justice warriors...including Seuss.

Let’s not erase his entire legacy. Stop printing those handful of problematic books, but don’t associate his name with hateful racism.

Don’t stop printing ANY books.

Why waste paper on books that have minimal or no sales?

Is that what they said? No sales?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/dr-seuss-ted-cruz-097350

Interesting article noting how Seuss would have detested Ted Cruz and everything he stands for. The article quotes the author of a book highlighting 100 of the greatest social justice warriors...including Seuss.

Let’s not erase his entire legacy. Stop printing those handful of problematic books, but don’t associate his name with hateful racism.

No worries. People with more than one brain cell aren't doing that.

Not true.

His name was already removed from Read Across America Day. It used to essentially be Dr. Seuss Day. Teachers and librarians would wear the big red and white hat from the Cat in the Hat, and books by Dr. Seuss were prominently featured.

The damage is done.

^^^That’s the cancel culture aspect of this. For whatever reason, this thread has focused on the publisher’s discretion rather than discuss the impact on the annual event and the response by schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/dr-seuss-ted-cruz-097350

Interesting article noting how Seuss would have detested Ted Cruz and everything he stands for. The article quotes the author of a book highlighting 100 of the greatest social justice warriors...including Seuss.

Let’s not erase his entire legacy. Stop printing those handful of problematic books, but don’t associate his name with hateful racism.

Don’t stop printing ANY books.

You don’t work in publishing do you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/dr-seuss-ted-cruz-097350

Interesting article noting how Seuss would have detested Ted Cruz and everything he stands for. The article quotes the author of a book highlighting 100 of the greatest social justice warriors...including Seuss.

Let’s not erase his entire legacy. Stop printing those handful of problematic books, but don’t associate his name with hateful racism.

No worries. People with more than one brain cell aren't doing that.

Not true.

His name was already removed from Read Across America Day. It used to essentially be Dr. Seuss Day. Teachers and librarians would wear the big red and white hat from the Cat in the Hat, and books by Dr. Seuss were prominently featured.

The damage is done.

^^^That’s the cancel culture aspect of this. For whatever reason, this thread has focused on the publisher’s discretion rather than discuss the impact on the annual event and the response by schools.

So the damage is that we're forcing people to celebrate a variety of books, rather than just one author?

Alrighty then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/dr-seuss-ted-cruz-097350

Interesting article noting how Seuss would have detested Ted Cruz and everything he stands for. The article quotes the author of a book highlighting 100 of the greatest social justice warriors...including Seuss.

Let’s not erase his entire legacy. Stop printing those handful of problematic books, but don’t associate his name with hateful racism.

No worries. People with more than one brain cell aren't doing that.

Not true.

His name was already removed from Read Across America Day. It used to essentially be Dr. Seuss Day. Teachers and librarians would wear the big red and white hat from the Cat in the Hat, and books by Dr. Seuss were prominently featured.

The damage is done.

^^^That’s the cancel culture aspect of this. For whatever reason, this thread has focused on the publisher’s discretion rather than discuss the impact on the annual event and the response by schools.

What is the damage that was done, exactly? Who was hurt by this?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/dr-seuss-ted-cruz-097350

Interesting article noting how Seuss would have detested Ted Cruz and everything he stands for. The article quotes the author of a book highlighting 100 of the greatest social justice warriors...including Seuss.

Let’s not erase his entire legacy. Stop printing those handful of problematic books, but don’t associate his name with hateful racism.

No worries. People with more than one brain cell aren't doing that.

Not true.

His name was already removed from Read Across America Day. It used to essentially be Dr. Seuss Day. Teachers and librarians would wear the big red and white hat from the Cat in the Hat, and books by Dr. Seuss were prominently featured.

The damage is done.

^^^That’s the cancel culture aspect of this. For whatever reason, this thread has focused on the publisher’s discretion rather than discuss the impact on the annual event and the response by schools.

So the damage is that we're forcing people to celebrate a variety of books, rather than just one author?

Alrighty then.

x1000 I have always thought that the obsession with Dr. Seuss was overblown. That's the wonderful thing about books is that there are so much variety!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/dr-seuss-ted-cruz-097350

Interesting article noting how Seuss would have detested Ted Cruz and everything he stands for. The article quotes the author of a book highlighting 100 of the greatest social justice warriors...including Seuss.

Let’s not erase his entire legacy. Stop printing those handful of problematic books, but don’t associate his name with hateful racism.

No worries. People with more than one brain cell aren't doing that.

Not true.

His name was already removed from Read Across America Day. It used to essentially be Dr. Seuss Day. Teachers and librarians would wear the big red and white hat from the Cat in the Hat, and books by Dr. Seuss were prominently featured.

The damage is done.

^^^That’s the cancel culture aspect of this. For whatever reason, this thread has focused on the publisher’s discretion rather than discuss the impact on the annual event and the response by schools.

I mean...he was super racist. Have you seen his editorial cartoons? Have you seen how he depicted the Japanese?

He also wrote some really great children's books. Both of those things can be true at the same time. But if we're doing Read Across America Day, and we decide it should be focused on one author only (which I think is silly anyway), then there are a lot of great children's book authors out there who weren't racist.

Stopping veneration isn't the same as cancelation. I'm pretty sure thousands of high school seniors will still get copies of "Oh, The Places You'll Go" when they graduate.