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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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. [/quote]

No worries. People with more than one brain cell aren't doing that.[/quote]

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. [/quote]

Until you can show us that no one is reading any Dr Seuss books anymore this kind of alarm is overblown. I mean really. There are thousands of books and authors out there, new ones every year. What people read 100 years ago is not the same as what people read today. Do you really want to claim that book losts should never change?[/quote]

Book lists can obviously change.

That’s a separate issue from the fact Seuss has been removed from the annual celebration, his name is now linked to racism, schools are taking action in response to this, and ultimately people will stop giving his other books as gifts.

Would you give a pregnant coworker the cat in the hat as a token shower gift at work? Doubtful. That’s the real impact: everyone will have a vague memory that “Seuss books are racist,” and most people won’t want any part of that. [/quote]

DP. So your fear is a thing you can't show is happening, and we're all just supposed to assume it is or will because you've announced it? Plenty of people I know have been talking about racism in Seuss for years and yet from where I sit I can see three Dr. Seuss books and I know there's more in my daughter's room, all of them gifts but one. This isn't what's happening in the world outside your head.[/quote]

???

This only became a hot topic this week. It never gained real media attention when it was casually discussed before. The publisher’s announcement coupled with Seuss’ name being removed from the annual celebration prompted so much attention that even conservatives noticed and opted to make it an even bigger debate.

I don’t think it’s crazy to believe there will be a lasting impact here.

So, maybe you received those books as baby gifts before (I did, too). But I bet most people will opt for different books as baby gifts moving forward. [/quote]

Really? Because it seems to me that no one is calling for that.  And that even the liberal wing of the View is taking a nuanced approach.

Honestly, the only one here who is approaching this as a black and white issue is you.[/quote]

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