![]() ![]() But turn on Fox News, and there’s Don Jr., just as one example, saying, “This week alone, they canceled Mr. I bow to no one, including Ted Cruz, in my appreciation for Dr. I mean, you explain that to your 5-year-old. Seuss, a treasure whose works are a gift, should not be despoiled by a few racist images and that parents and children, most of all, should not trip across them by surprise. Withdrawing that book - one of six - is not canceling. But carrying the tizzle-topped Tufted Mazurka, are two African men drawn in the undeniably racist stereotyped images of the day. And if you’re reading the book, If I Ran the Zoo, you’d turn the page where you’d go to the island of Yerka and “bring back a tizzle-topped Tufted Mazurka,” which is the usual delightful creature that could be invented only in the imaginings of Dr. Seuss, drew some imagery he later conceded was racist in his pre-Seuss days. We know that Theodor Geisel, who wrote as Dr. Seuss Enterprises said in a statement that coincided with the late author and illustrator’s birthday. “These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” Dr. ![]() Seuss books were withdrawn by their publisher. Seuss books.īut the cancel-culture warriors got a freebie when six Dr. I’d also like to see Andrew Cuomo cancel his remaining time as governor of New York. I’d like to see, for instance, violent right-wing extremism canceled. So-called cancel culture - the latest battle in the culture wars I forget, has Christmas been saved? - is the leading edge of conservative politics of the moment. ![]()
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