Say goodbye to more Dr. Seuss classics. On Tuesday, 3/2, which happened to be the author’s birthday, Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced that a half dozen of his books will no longer be published because of racist imagery. (An unusual way to say ‘Happy Birthday!’)
The company said they came to their conclusion after months of discussion and feedback from “teachers, academics, and specialists.”
Dr. Seuss Enterprises could have gone about its business, but they decided to cave to these unhinged provocateurs.
For what it’s worth from National Review:
President Biden left Dr. Seuss out of mention in the presidential proclamation of the National Education Association’s Read Across America initiative, breaking with prior proclamations by Donald Trump and Barack Obama. This does not appear to be an accidental oversight. As the New York Post notes, Dr. Seuss has been under some siege of late by the cancelers, leading up to Biden’s decision. On the other hand Biden could have just as easily forgot.
My response to Biden’s move . . . “What did you expect from Squishy Joe?”
From Townhall and Twitter:
But some lawmakers did not agree with the decision. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) fumed that it’s just the latest example of cancel culture.
“Now 6 Dr. Seuss books are cancelled too?
When history looks back at this time it will be held up as an example of a depraved sociopolitical purge driven by hysteria and lunacy.”
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) had a perfect observation on his Instagram page. Back in 2016, Obama gave the most glowing review you can give an author when he declared, “Pretty much all the stuff you need to know is in Dr. Seuss.” Judging by where we are now, that would mean today’s Democratic Party is even “too radical” for 44.
Following the announcement by Dr. Seuss Enterprises at least 158 copies of the newly banned books were placed on Ebay for auction (Daily Caller). One of these, “And To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” is selling for $799!
Is everybody caving to “cancel culture”?
From Townhall:
Some companies have actually withstood the onslaught. Well, maybe I should rephrase that: they’ve withstood it…for now. Jeep was targeted by Native American groups to rename its Cherokee line.
Jeep introduced its Cherokee sport utility vehicle in 1974. After the car was retired in the early 2000s, Jeep revived it in 2014. Since that time, the Grand Cherokee has become one of Jeep’s most popular models, with more than 200,000 sold last year.
Kudos to Jeep for holding the line. But how long will their bravado last?
With the now verboten Dr. Seuss books selling at inflated prices on EBay, perhaps it is now a good time to buy a new Jeep Cherokee, eh Kemosabe ?