As reported in The Washington Post, in a recently republished interview with children’s literature scholar Philip Nel, author of Was the Cat in the Hat Black?, the issue with Dr. It’s not as if he just accidentally was racist those six times. That’s not to say there isn’t a deeper issue with Dr. Effectively, these six books - which are nobody’s favorite, come on, will simply not be printed in new editions in 2021. Seuss Enterprises is saying they’re not going to make any new money off of new copies of those books that are printed going forward. Seuss Enterprises’ catalog represents and supports all communities and families” Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr. We then worked with a panel of experts, including educators, to review our catalog of titles…These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong. Seuss Enterprises listened and took feedback from our audiences including teachers, academics and specialists in the field as part of our review process. Seuss Enterprises to The Associated Press, read, in part: “Dr. And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry StreetĪ statement issued by Dr.Seuss Enterprises, decided that it would cease publication of six different Dr. Now, here’s something though, several Dr. They’re just not shining a spotlight on decades-old kids’ books that, in many cases, are outdated, and just straight-up racist. Neither Biden nor the school admins in Virginia have banned or canceled Dr.
Is not mentioning Seuss canceling Seuss? Obviously not. Seuss when he spoke about Read Across America. President Biden also reportedly didn’t mention Dr. Seuss’s birthday, both of which fall on March 2. Instead, public schools in Virginia have sought to deemphasizethe connection between “Read Across America” and Dr. First of all, this is untrue - Virginia public schools did not bust-out Bradbury’s flamethrower. More mainstream outlets like Deadline repeated this news. Recently, some far-right media outlets like Breitbart have claimed that Virginia public schools have “canceled” Dr. Seuss, it’s probably a good idea to stop pretending like the works of Theodor Geisel are synonymous with universally good kids’ books. The point is, parents and caregivers often act as censors for the books their kids read. Seeing that book in flames would bring me a lot of pleasure, and I’m not sure the civil liberties of the Paw Patrol pups would be infringed. I mean, I wish I had Guy Montag’s flamethrower for a few books in my house, such as Paw Patrol’s Potty Patrol. Sometimes it’s because the books just outright suck. Parents and caregivers wield those Bradbury flamethrowers all the time when we decide we’re not going to read a book out loud to kids anymore. If you start a one-size-fits-all-approach to deciding which books are “good” and which books are “bad,” then suddenly, you’re no better than the people who burn all books in an imagined Bradbury dystopia. Look, I love Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 because I recognize the problem with blaming the problems of society on some racy books. Censorship is bad, except when you’re reading a book aloud to a 3-year-old.
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