DR Seuss illustrations are "steeped in racist propaganda, caricatures, and harmful stereotypes,"

[GURPS]

Seuss's illustrations are "steeped in racist propaganda, caricatures, and harmful stereotypes," librarian Liz Phipps Soeiro wrote in a letter to Trump on Tuesday.

[continuing]

'Racist propaganda': Librarian rejects Melania Trump's gift of Dr. Seuss books

The Cambridge school system released a statement saying the librarian "was not authorized to accept or reject donated books on behalf of the school or school district," according to CBS Boston.

"We have counseled the employee on all relevant policies, including the policy against public resources being used for political purposes," the district said in the statement. Representatives from the school system did not respond to requests from The Washington Post for comment.

Phipps Soeiro points to recent literature that addresses potential racism in Seuss's work, including a book by professor of children's literature Philip Nel that argues Seuss's depiction of the Cat in the Hat was based on racial stereotypes and inspired by traditions of blackface entertainment.

She also calls Seuss "a bit of a cliché" and a "tired and worn ambassador for children's literature" in her letter posted on the Horn Book, a publication covering literature for children and adults.

 

[Hijinx]

Just about everything is racist today.Now the Washington Post makes a big deal out of some idiot librarian in Bumphuck , Mass. turning down a gift from the President's wife.
Gee: I remember when a gift from the WH was accepted with grace.When the country had some respect for the WH and those in it.
Racist. Dr. Seuss. What is wrong with these people?

 

[glhs837]

Just about everything is racist today.Now the Washington Post makes a big deal out of some idiot librarian in Bumphuck , Mass. turning down a gift from the President's wife.
Gee: I remember when a gift from the WH was accepted with grace.When the country had some respect for the WH and those in it.
Racist. Dr. Seuss. What is wrong with these people?

While I see your point, and agree, Cambridge is hardly Acton. This absolute determination to ensure there is no thing that cannot be turned political is just maddening. If you think the books would be better off in some other school box them up and take to Dorchester or Roxbury or Lowell.


Oh, and one other damned thing. Looking at the recommended reading list, can there not be ONE DAMN BOOK THAT IS JUST FUN TO READ!!!!!????? Does every flipping book have to be an attempt to make these small children "woke"?

 

[vraiblonde]

Dr. Seuss is racist propaganda. Who knew. This got me:

Parents outside the school told CBS Boston they supported the librarian's statement.

Of course it's their right to be retarded progbots.

 

[Gilligan]

It depends on which of his books were donated. Some are not really appropriate for younger kids..

 

[GURPS]

Does every flipping book have to be an attempt to make these small children "woke"?

yes YOUR Child [or grand children] must be indoctrinated in the Progressive Group Think

 

[GURPS]

Parents outside the school told CBS Boston they supported the librarian's statement.

well it is Boston after all ....

 

[glhs837]

yes YOUR Child [or grand children] must be indoctrinated in the Progressive Group Think

Yeah, not my kids I practiced a rigorous training regime for critical thinking starting with the commercials they saw watching cartoons Only book the daughters hung onto all these years is "What Makes My Car Go?"

 

[Toxick]

One fish,
Two fish,
Red fish,
Blue fish.





It's all so clear now.

The number 1 fish - is RED (for Republican)
and the number 2 fish - the second class citizen - is BLUE (for Democrats).

Since it is the blue fish who stands up for racial equality and it is the minorities who suffer under the dictatorship and oppression of the FASCIST REPUBLICAN RED FISH STATES, anyone can tell that Dr Suess was spreading hate and bigotry through his poetry.



And don't even get me started on Fox in Socks!

Who comes?
Crow comes.
Slow Joe Crow comes?


Joe crow is a thinly veiled reference to Jim Crow and if you can't see that this is an endorsement of black oppression than you're a INGERNT RACIST BIGOT who sews rose on Slow Joe Crow's clothes.

 

[Bonehead]

One fish,
Two fish,
Red fish,
Blue fish.





It's all so clear now.

The number 1 fish - is RED (for Republican)
and the number 2 fish - the second class citizen - is BLUE (for Democrats).

Since it is the blue fish who stands up for racial equality and it is the minorities who suffer under the dictatorship and oppression of the FASCIST REPUBLICAN RED FISH STATES, anyone can tell that Dr Suess was spreading hate and bigotry through his poetry.



And don't even get me started on Fox in Socks!

Who comes?
Crow comes.
Slow Joe Crow comes?


Joe crow is a thinly veiled reference to Jim Crow and if you can't see that this is an endorsement of black oppression than you're a INGERNT RACIST BIGOT who sews rose on Slow Joe Crow's clothes.

WTH does INGERNT mean.... maybe ignorant ?

 

[vraiblonde]

One fish,
Two fish,
Red fish,
Blue fish.





It's all so clear now.

The number 1 fish - is RED (for Republican)
and the number 2 fish - the second class citizen - is BLUE (for Democrats).

Since it is the blue fish who stands up for racial equality and it is the minorities who suffer under the dictatorship and oppression of the FASCIST REPUBLICAN RED FISH STATES, anyone can tell that Dr Suess was spreading hate and bigotry through his poetry.



And don't even get me started on Fox in Socks!

Who comes?
Crow comes.
Slow Joe Crow comes?


Joe crow is a thinly veiled reference to Jim Crow and if you can't see that this is an endorsement of black oppression than you're a INGERNT RACIST BIGOT who sews rose on Slow Joe Crow's clothes.

Bravo The DNC should be contacting you any minute to make you head of the Ministry of Propaganda.

 

[Toxick]

WTH does INGERNT mean.... maybe ignorant ?

Typo.


Should of been ignernt.

 

[SamSpade]

Holy crap.

I mean, hasn't Dr. Seuss gone to great lengths to create Whos in Whoville and Sam I Am and all kinds of creatures who look vaguely anthropoid but otherwise nothing like anything found in nature -
and someone STILL finds a way to conclude something racial?

Does anyone GET why "racism" is now bereft of any meaning any longer?

 

[Gilligan]

Typo.


Should of been ignernt.

 

[Hijinx]

Holy crap.

I mean, hasn't Dr. Seuss gone to great lengths to create Whos in Whoville and Sam I Am and all kinds of creatures who look vaguely anthropoid but otherwise nothing like anything found in nature -
and someone STILL finds a way to conclude something racial?

Does anyone GET why "racism" is now bereft of any meaning any longer?

It definitely shows you who the racists are doesn't it.?
Those poor pathetic always picked on people who are offended by everything.
These types of incidents show the bigotry of those doing the crying.

 

[vraiblonde]

Does anyone GET why "racism" is now bereft of any meaning any longer?

When everything is viewed through the prism of racism, racism is all they're going to see. These people have such strong tunnel vision that they can turn pretty much anything into racism. I mean, if you can see racism in Dr. Seuss, you're pretty far gone.

 

[mAlice]

she's a hypocrite. https://www.hermancain.com/heres-a-fun-picture-of-the-libr

 

[ReadingTheNews]

One fish,
Two fish,
Red fish,
Blue fish.





It's all so clear now.

The number 1 fish - is RED (for Republican)
and the number 2 fish - the second class citizen - is BLUE (for Democrats).

Since it is the blue fish who stands up for racial equality and it is the minorities who suffer under the dictatorship and oppression of the FASCIST REPUBLICAN RED FISH STATES, anyone can tell that Dr Suess was spreading hate and bigotry through his poetry.



And don't even get me started on Fox in Socks!

Who comes?
Crow comes.
Slow Joe Crow comes?


Joe crow is a thinly veiled reference to Jim Crow and if you can't see that this is an endorsement of black oppression than you're a INGERNT RACIST BIGOT who sews rose on Slow Joe Crow's clothes.

I :heart: this post sooooo much!

 

[b23hqb]

she's a hypocrite. https://www.hermancain.com/heres-a-fun-picture-of-the-libr

More than just a hypocrite. Moochelle Obama read the Cat in the Hat books not just here in the US to schoolkids, but also in South Africa. Racists she be. Not just one of her FAVORITE books, but of her two kids and the prez as well. A whole family of racist hypocrites!

https://www.wired.com/2009/08/what-is-michelle-obama-reading-to-kids/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDQuAD2aNHk

The horror! The horror!

 

[GURPS]

Librarian Who Slammed Melania Over 'Racist' Dr. Seuss Books Dressed As Cat In The Hat For Seuss' Birthday



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There are two possibilities:

Liz Phipps Soeiro dislikes Donald and Melania Trump so much that she found a way to not only tarnish the First Lady’s donation, but make it about race in order to further the current anti-Trump narrative.
It was only recently that Soeiro discovered that Dr. Seuss’ work is “steeped in racist propaganda, caricatures, and harmful stereotypes.”

To be fair, the pieces cited by Soeiro regarding allegations of racism on the part of Dr. Seuss were published in 2017, so it is possible that she only recently came to the belief that Seuss was a racist.

However, even if that is the case, the way in which Soeiro includes this bit of information in her open letter is clearly intended to show her superiority and wokeness, and make Melania, as well as anyone who support the First Lady or the Trump administration, look like ignorant, racist buffoons.