jericho Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Please explain to me, Im lost on the idea of this. Melania Trump fires back at librarian who rejected gift of Dr. Seuss books as ‘racist’ | Fox News Librarian who rejected Melania Trump's Dr. Seuss books dressed as 'Cat in the Hat' | Fox News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jericho Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2017 She used this as an example. But I saw Michelle Obama read this to classes many times on TV. “Another fact that many people are unaware of is that Dr. Seuss’s illustrations are steeped in racist propaganda, caricatures, and harmful stereotypes,” Soeiro wrote, giving examples of "If I Ran a Zoo" and "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" as clear “racist mockery” in Seuss’ art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKMustangFan Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 I love Dr. Seuss books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumper_Dad Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 If "Green Eggs and Ham" are wrong I don't want to be right! I also love me some "The Grinch that Stole Christmas" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawildcat Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Another person who is trying to make a simple gesture political. If she didn't like the books, send them to a library that needs them and move on. No need to criticize the First Lady or Dr. Seuss for that matter! Leave your personal feelings about this Administration out of your job, snooty librarian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getslow Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 1) This lady might be too woke for her own good and needed to handle the whole thing with a little more common sense. 2) She's not wrong that it's preposterous to send books to a rich school in Cambridge rather than needy schools all over the country. 3) Here's a decent article that lays out the entire thing. Librarian rejects Melania Trump's gift of Dr. Seuss books - The Washington Post 4) Despite academic writings to the contrary, I love Cat in the Hat along with countless other Seuss books and will hopefully someday be reading them to my children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jericho Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2017 (edited) Thank God my kid doesn't have to go to that type of school. Edited September 29, 2017 by Jumper_Dad Political Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Ed Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 If this happened at my child's school you better believe id be there demanding a meeting with the librarian and principle. Don't invoke your personal hatred (political or personal) for our president into an agenda that hurts the kids. I read all these books, or had them read to me when I was in elementary school, I believe Im a fine upstanding productive citizen. I was given "Oh, The Places You'll Go" as a gift for high school graduation. Total crap on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Cat Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 I'm just going to let this speak for itself. But to steal a line from the Fox News reporter, "Horton hears a hypocrite" Librarian who rejected Melania Trump's Dr. Seuss books dressed as 'Cat in the Hat' | Fox News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Run To State Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 People like Soeiro They drift and stray They blather and ramble With nothing to say! So my contribution To this Dr. Seuss thread I've nothing to say Yet something was said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Run To State Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 This reminds me, I need to buy some more Dr. Seuss Books for my grandchildren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt278 Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 You can’t fix stupid. Not even with duct tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlDog75 Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 To be honest, when I was in early grade school and Dr. Seuss books were the rage, I never liked them. I remember saying to Mrs. Goley they sounded like gobbledygook to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrambler Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Its not racist at all. All one has to do is look at who's saying it / buying that race baiting, crying crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fear the Nation Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 You can’t fix stupid. Not even with duct tape. And duck tape fixes everything.... so wow...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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