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5 Mar, 9 tweets, 4 min read
Earlier this week, the business that preserves and protects #DrSeuss' legacy said six of his books 📚 will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery
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The decision to cease publication & sales of the books was made last year after months of discussion.

And the statement coincided with the late author and illustrator’s birthday latimes.com/entertainment-…
Books by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel — born on March 2, 1904 — have been translated into dozens of languages (as well as Braille) and are sold in more than 100 countries.

(Here's a long lost one that became a bestseller decades after his death👇 ) latimes.com/books/jacketco…
However, as adored as he is by millions around the world for the positive values in many of his works, there has been increasing criticism over the way Black people, Asians and others are drawn, as well as his earlier ads and propaganda illustrations latimes.com/entertainment-…
In L.A., educators have cut ties with the work of Dr. Seuss, opting instead to follow the National Education Association's newer guidance and focus on “diversity and inclusion” latimes.com/entertainment-…
Researchers examined more than 2000 characters in 50 Dr. Seuss books.

They found 45 “characters of color” across the works (2% of the total). And all his characters of color are males presented in “subservient, exotified, or dehumanized roles” latimes.com/entertainment-…
Editorial: Dr. Seuss was part Horton the elephant, part Grinch
latimes.com/opinion/story/…
Opinion: If Mein Kampf can sell on EBay, why not discontinued Dr. Seuss books?
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Column: Like so many conservatives these days, Kevin McCarthy was just randomly shoving the notion of cancel culture into the mix to get his compatriots all riled up.

Read @marymacTV's full column 👇 latimes.com/entertainment-…

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Each would go on to be professional skaters and their careers tell important parts of skateboarding history.
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Breaking: California theme parks and sports stadiums will be allowed to welcome back visitors far sooner than expected under new guidance the state unveiled Friday.

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While the changes don’t mean it’ll be business as usual at large-capacity facilities, they do reflect the state’s growing sentiment that, with case rates on the decline and the vaccine rollout ramping up, it is now possible to resume activities. latimes.com/california/sto…
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