One of our most popular series here at Everything Croton.....and now more follow-up ARTICLES....
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, CANCEL CULTURE HAS COME FOR DR. SEUSS: you read more about that here.
Here are more articles in follow-up--PART 17 OF THIS SERIES:
2017 tweet from Vice President Kamala Harris has resurfaced mentioning Dr. Seuss by name and quoting him, four years before her own administration would strip his name from Read Across America Day. Harris was a senator when she sent out the tweet, dated March 2, 2017, in which she wished the famed children’s book author a happy birthday. “Happy birthday, #DrSeuss! ‘The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go,’” MORE AT https://nypost.com/2021/03/03/kamala-harris-tweet-wishing-dr-seuss-a-happy-birthday-resurfaces/
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki punted a question about why President Biden removed mention of Dr. Seuss in a Read Across America Day proclamation to the Department of Education.
She was asked at Tuesday’s briefing why Biden had not noted Dr. Seuss even though former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama did. “First, the proclamation was written by the Department of Education, and you can certainly speak to them about more specifics about the drafting of it,” Psaki began. MORE AT https://nypost.com/2021/03/02/jen-psaki-punts-question-about-dr-seuss-being-left-out-of-reading-proclamation/
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Former President Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama likely did not foresee Dr. Seuss becoming persona non grata in President Biden’s White House when they highlighted his work to interns and children.
Clips of the Obamas praising and quoting the famous author back in 2015 have resurfaced in the wake of the Biden administration stripping his name from Read Across America Day. PHOTOS AND MORE AT https://nypost.com/2021/03/03/barack-and-michelle-obama-praised-dr-seuss-during-presidency/
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PART 16, AT THE REQUEST OF OUR LOCAL AUTHORS & JOURNALISTS: TOXIC WOKENESS TAINTS A CAMPUS, HATE CROME HOAX AND CAUSES LIBERAL STAFFER TO RESIGN; CROSS POSTED, CANCEL CULTURE COMES 4 SHAKESPEARE AT https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/03/part-16-at-request-of-our-local-authors.html
'I will never cancel Dr Seuss': Fans drive prices of author's books up by hundreds amid outrage over 'woke' decision to pull six titles because of 'racist and insensitive imagery'
ReplyDeleteDr. Seuss Enterprises, the company that preserves and protects his legacy, announced early Tuesday that the six books would no longer be published
Almost immediately after the announcement, the prices of those books surged hundreds of dollars on eBay
A vintage copy of 'If I Ran the Zoo' was priced at $510 after receiving 54 bids, while a copy of 'Scrambled Eggs Super!' was at $565 after 58 bids
A copy of 'The Cat's Quizzer', which the seller marketed as brand new, was going for $630 after receiving 48 bids
The move to cease publication of the books drew immediate reaction on social media from those who called it another example of 'cancel culture.'
Their anger was also directed at President Biden after he omitted Dr. Seuss from Read Across America Day https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9317781/Prices-six-Dr-Seuss-books-skyrocket-online.html