6 Dr. Seuss books won't be published anymore because they portray people in 'hurtful and wrong' ways

[thesquanderer]

19. re: "Books need to be taken into the historical context of their time"

If you're talking about "literature," yes. Or anything targeted at adults, or even older kids. But Dr. Seuss? And is "an explanation can be given to children that some of the images were stereotypes that are no longer acceptable in today's society" really an approach to take with a kid who is 3 or 4 when you're just trying to entertain them, put them to sleep, or teach them to read? Even if you DID want to explain this to your kids, do you think the right-wing parents in Texas are trying to find ways to explain them to their kids? Or are they just laughing at the silly racial depictions with their kids, passing on the same bigotries they were raised with?

This is not censoring or banning. I think it is a publisher being responsible for acknowledgeing that some of their simple children's books may be doing more harm than good.