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Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced Tuesday it would no longer publish six books because of racist and insensitive imagery.
The books include âAnd to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,â âIf I Ran the Zoo,â âMcElligotâs Pool,â âOn Beyond Zebra!,â âScrambled Eggs Super!,â and âThe Catâs Quizzer.â
The books have been increasingly criticized for the way they depict Blacks, Asians and other groups.
In their statement Tuesday, Dr. Seuss Enterprises said, These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong. Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr. Seuss Enterprisesâ catalog represents and supports all communities and families.
A handful of Dr. Seuss books have been pulled from publishing, and some schools are reportedly banning his books altogether, due to racist undertones in his work.
Today, March 2 is Dr. Seuss s birthday, but the party will be a few books light, because
Dr. Seuss Enterprises just announced they re taking six books out of publication because they feel the books portray people, in their own words, in hurtful and wrong ways.
Dr. Seuss Enterprises tells CNN that after reviewing all of the titles in their catalog and consulting with multiple educators, the decision was made to stop production on six of the company s Dr. Seuss titles.
If
Dr. Seuss Enterprises feels these six books are hurtful and that these books don t represent the core values of what the company is about, then hey.clearly they have every right to kick these titles to the curb. I mean, it s their company.