Since we’re talking about canceling kids books, racism, colonialism and the monarchy, it reminds me of when I recently re-read #BabarTheElephant for my daughter. As a kid, I remember it to be endearing, but holy shit racism can be insidious af. So gather ‘round... [thread] The book was originally published in France in 1931, so I assumed this story begins in Africa, but the name “Babar” is Persian for “tiger”, or Sanskrit for “king”, and the ears are small like an Asian elephant, so perhaps Jean De Brunhoff meant for it to be South Asia...