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six Children's books written by Dr Seuss will no longer be published because they contain racist and insensitive imagery.
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That's according to the company set up to preserve the authors legacy, We said on Tuesday that quote, These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.
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Among the books to be pulled from shelves are Miguel Adults Pool and to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street and If I Ran the Zoo.
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The books are among more than 60 written by Dr Seuss, the pen name of Theodor Geisel, who died in 1991.
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The books, originally published between 1937 and 1976 contained numerous caricatures of Asian and black people that incorporates stereotypes that have been criticized as racist.
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But to some, the decision fed into frustration with what they see as quote, cancel culture.
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People need to realize that if Dr Seuss can get canceled, what can't be it's just a trail of censorship.
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That's ridiculous at this point.
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Dr Seuss Enterprises said it worked with a panel of experts, including educators, to review its catalog and made the decision last year to end publication and licensing.
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It chose to make the announcement on March 2nd, the anniversary of Geisel's birth in 19 oh four, his most famous books, The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham.
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We're not on the list of books that will be yanked from publication.
