I thought I knew Green Eggs and Ham better than most people, but at Kimball Elementary’s vaccination site earlier this month I finally met my match.
@BarackObama Isn’t the Author banned in some schools? Racism?
@zzzikaikazzz @BarackObama Let me Google that for you….
@zzzikaikazzz @BarackObama Nope. Neither the author or the books are banned. The publisher which owns the rights to Dr. Seuss announced they will no longer be publishing particular books with racial overtones.
@zzzikaikazzz @BarackObama The author's estate voluntarily withdrew from print two books with offensive stereotypes. Books you didn't read anyway. That's it. Call down.
@zzzikaikazzz This post wasn't about the author.
@zzzikaikazzz @BarackObama No. It's crazy how people hear about a portion of an issue and then create a totally false narrative to the situation. People no longer read or research information for themselves.
@zzzikaikazzz @BarackObama The books weren't banned. His estate withdrew 2 or 3 of them from publication. It was their decision.
@zzzikaikazzz @BarackObama No, his family asked that some of his earlier works not continue to be republished. No one banned him, it was a family request.
@zzzikaikazzz @BarackObama By the Seuss estate's request, some of his books were rightfully revised.
@zzzikaikazzz @BarackObama No. One of his many many books is out of circulation and off shelves for some brushes with racism. The author and most of his works remain well loved.