Dr Seuss books withdrawn

Political correctness has hit Dr Seuss's childrens' books as 6 titles are to be withdrawn from publication by Dr Seuss Enterprises.

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Six Dr Seuss books will no longer be published because of racially insensitive imagery, the company that preserves the author's legacy has said. Among the six children's titles being withdrawn are If I Ran the Zoo, Scrambled Eggs Super, McElligot's Pool and On Beyond Zebra!

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But despite the books' popularity there has been disquiet expressed over the way they portrayed non-white characters. For example, In And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, a character described as Chinese has two lines for eyes, carries chopsticks and a bowl of rice, and wears traditional Japanese-style shoes. Another title, If I Ran the Zoo, depicts two men from Africa as shirtless, shoeless and wearing grass skirts as they carry an exotic animal.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56250658

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