6 Dr. Seuss Books Will No Longer Be Published Because Of Racist Images

03/03/2021

“These books portray people in ways that are hurtful.”

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6 Dr. Seuss Books Will No Longer Be Published Because Of Racist Images

A 2019 study shows that fifty books by Dr. Seuss had 43 out of 45 characters of color with "characteristics aligning with the definition of Orientalism."
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