5 Alternatives to “Hurtful and Wrong” Dr. Seuss Books

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“Books teach children who they are in the world and who others are in the world around them.”

she “applauds” Dr. Seuss Enterprises for their decision. “I think that it’s always good when a person or an organization or any powerful entity decides to self correct. Because when you have a lot of power, you have a lot of leeway as well. You have a lot of privilege, and things are afforded to you that maybe aren’t afforded to people who don’t have the influence that comes along with having power and resources. So I actually applaud Dr. Seuss Enterprises.

. “[Some of Dr. Seuss’s books were] insensitive to people of Chinese descent, and in this day and age when people of Asian descent in America are facing heightened aggression from ill informed parties and––just plainly––racism, it’s good when people look inward to see what they can do to help.”, there were 3,795 hate crimes reported to the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center between March 19, 2020 to February 28, 2021, and women were 2.3 times more likely to report hate crimes.

 

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