The Left Is Cancelling Dr Seuss

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(03-03-2021, 01:02 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: And there were people who were upset by these attempts/actions.  Right now the cancelling is coming largely from the far left, hence the complaints about it are largely coming from right leaning people.


I think for many it's the pandering to a small, very loud, group of people who wield influence far beyond what they should.  I will concede that it's currently a right leaning issue because that small, very loud, group of people are very far left leaning.


Hell, I'm old enough to remember the PMRC, headed by Al Gore's wife.  People love a good wedge issue to gin up panic/fear/disgust.  I think what makes today different is that social media gives the ability to generate this inane outrage about anything at a moments notice.  There's a very good reason that very smart people like Dave Chappelle, Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Jerry Seinfeld and Norm MacDonald have called out this behavior and trend.

The cancelling of these Dr. Seuss books is a preemptive move on the part of the foundation that owns the rights so they don't become the next target and they get some positive PR out of it.  As I said earlier, I'd have zero issue with replacing the offensive imagery, but that's not really the point.  As I stated above, I think it's the pandering to the screeching social media mob that is bothering people because one has to wonder what is the endgame and how far will it go.  Yes, I realize that sounds crazy in a thread about Dr. Seuss books, but we all know this is not even remotely confined to this one event.

Crazy outrage has taken form in the left and right, though my comments were a playful jab at the OP.

With regards to Seuss, I’d say that there’s been legitimate criticism of his work for a while from those who can speak authoritatively on children’s literature and culture. Is that to say that there aren’t stupid Twitter mobs? Of course not, but as I mentioned in my last post about the article, dismissing legitimate literary critique as cancel culture is flawed.