![]() ![]() Seuss is a classic children’s author, people are discussing whether or not this matter is being handled the best way possible or if it should be handled at all. ![]() The controversy lies within whether or not it is the correct decision to discontinue the marketing and sales of these six books or not. Some prominent examples of racism were in the books “If I Ran the Zoo,” which had two shirtless African characters resembling monkeys, and “And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” where there was an Asian character carrying a bowl of rice with chopsticks, having only lines in place of drawn out eyes.Īdditionally, the Asian character had been initially called the “Chinaman,” however, due to earlier controversy, it was eventually changed to “a Chinese Man.” Regardless of the change in wording, the illustrations paired with the character were enough to be considered offensive. These titles include: “And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” “If I Ran the Zoo,” “McElligot’s Pool,” “On Beyond Zebra!,” “Scrambled Eggs Super!” and “The Cat’s Quizzer.” Seuss, has recently been put under fire for six of his books having illustrations and characters that are considered controversial and racist. Theodor Seuss Geisel, more popularly known as Dr. It comes as no surprise that even some of our favorite children’s stories have images and depictions that are considered racist, but were normalized in the past. ![]() ![]() American culture and history is decorated in many racist ideals and acts. ![]()
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