Johnny Au
Senior Member
Six Dr. Seuss books have been removed from publication as they contained racist caricatures:
After the removal from publication, many Dr. Seuss books became Amazon bestsellers (though not the removed books themselves):
I must give kudos to Dr. Seuss Enterprise for realizing how harmful racist caricatures be in Dr. Seuss' books and for removing them from publication. Note that the books aren't banned as some libraries keep the removed books for adult academic purposes.
6 Dr. Seuss books won't be published for racist images
BOSTON (AP) — Six Dr. Seuss books — including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo” — will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery, the business that preserves and protects the author's legacy said Tuesday...
apnews.com
After the removal from publication, many Dr. Seuss books became Amazon bestsellers (though not the removed books themselves):
Dr. Seuss tops Amazon charts after 6 titles pulled over racist imagery
Dr. Seuss books are topping Amazon charts in the U.S. this week, with nine out of the top 10 books being by the author.
www.ctvnews.ca
I must give kudos to Dr. Seuss Enterprise for realizing how harmful racist caricatures be in Dr. Seuss' books and for removing them from publication. Note that the books aren't banned as some libraries keep the removed books for adult academic purposes.