This was entirely expected, as the two countries were at war with each other. Stand up for our common humanity." The tweet received more than 2,800 likes and 800 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below).Īdditionally, Redditor NewishGomorrah argued against the decision in the /r/unpopularopinion, calling the controversy "asinine and historically ignorant." They continued, "What the sanctimonious cancelmob is ignorant of is that Seuss belonged to the WWII generation, where many Americans were anti-Japanese (not anti-Asian) and many if not most Japanese were anti-American. On March 2nd, Bari Weiss, an American opinion writer known for her work on censorship issues and so-called cancel culture published the contents of And to Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street on the website. Seuss and now they want to tell us what to say.” /825wEN6uKQ Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) debating the voting rights bill: Seuss and now they want to tell us what to say." The tweet received more than 454,000 views, 560 retweets and 390 likes (shown below). On March 2nd, the Twitter account tweeted that Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy mentioned the controversy on the House of Representatives debate of voting rights. Seuss Enterprises made the decision (unprompted by Twitter) to stop publishing six of his books because of this." The tweet received more than 12,000 likes and 1,700 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, right). seuss because we're offended by nursery rhymes, when in reality all that happened is Dr. Twitter user tweeted, "Love how everyone in the #cancelcancelculture tag thinks we're 'canceling' dr. Others disagreed with this commentary, defending the criticism of Seuss' work.
Seuss books are too offensive to exist." The tweet received more than 5,600 likes and 1,600 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, left). Twitter user tweeted, " Netflix was widely praised for Cuties, a French film that sexualized kids. įollowing the announcement, many online voiced their disapproval of the company's decision to cease publication of their books. Asian characters in If I Ran the Zoo resemble stereotypical depictions similar to those in And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (shown below, right).
Seuss Enterprises’s catalog represents and supports all communities and families. These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.Ĭeasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr. Seuss Enterprises, working with a panel of experts, including educators, reviewed our catalog of titles and made the decision last year to cease publication and licensing of the following titles: And to Think That 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 Enterprises celebrates reading and also our mission of supporting all children and families with messages of hope, inspiration, inclusion, and friendship. On March 2nd, 2021, Seuss Enterprises announced that they were ceasing the publication of six Dr.
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