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Seuss museum in his hometown of Springfield removed a mural that included an Asian stereotype. In 2017, a school librarian in Cambridge, Massachusetts, criticized a gift of 10 Seuss books from first lady Melania Trump, saying many of his works were “steeped in racist propaganda, caricatures, and harmful stereotypes.” Seuss,” the school district said in a statement. “Research in recent years has revealed strong racial undertones in many books written/illustrated by Dr. Seuss, prompting Loudoun County, Virginia, schools just outside Washington, D.C., to douse rumors last month that they were banning the books entirely. School districts across the country have also moved away from Dr. The National Education Association, which founded Read Across America Day in 1998 and deliberately aligned it with Geisel’s birthday, has for several years deemphasized Seuss and encouraged a more diverse reading list for children. Seuss is by millions around the world for the positive values in many of his works, including environmentalism and tolerance, there has been increasing criticism in recent years over the way Blacks, Asians and others are drawn in some of his most beloved children’s books, as well as in his earlier advertising and propaganda illustrations. 2 on its highest-paid dead celebrities of 2020, behind only the late pop star Michael Jackson.Īs adored as Dr. He remains popular, earning an estimated $33 million before taxes in 2020, up from just $9.5 million five years ago, the company said. What's the big dill? Pizza Hut launches Pickle Pizza

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