Gotta be honest, I'm having a hard time seeing Dr. Seuess books becoming a topic of national and unquenchable outrage.What’s striking about all of this is that Fox personalities insist on lying about which books have been withdrawn. https://t.co/CPFMjVYOD5
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) March 4, 2021
LOL!!!! I'm losing it over this pic.twitter.com/pdtjtwesge
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 4, 2021
First the copyright holders of the books said "We don't think we'll publish these six titles anymore," and I said nothing because I'm not the copyright holder of those books. Then a streaming service said "We should add mild warnings to some of these episodes from this show we're streaming that first aired decades ago, because times have changed," and I said nothing, because I don't own the streaming service. Then the makers of a toy said "How about we drop the 'Mr.' from this toy," and then they changed their minds, and I still said nothing; because I'm not a five-year old child. But I'm beginning to think the right wing thinks we all are five years old.
I’m old enough to remember when the reflex on the "internet left" was to not ignore anything the "internet right" did because that's how they sneak up on you. I think we can relax now. I mean, real life is proving much more entertaining:
How is this real life https://t.co/6td7G7sTLN
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) March 4, 2021
No, this is farce; even for Rubio.this is bait https://t.co/Zh6o86VpMn
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 4, 2021
Republicans: As we have always said: Dr. Suess is the most important American author of all time.
— Aditya Sood (@adityasood) March 4, 2021
Also Republicans: We also don't have any idea how to spell Dr. Seuss. https://t.co/gHzFnuGZgI
I almost feel sorry for them. Maybe Biden should wear a tan suit. And how bad is it that the GOP is living in the Geico “Caveman” ads of long ago?This is basically heading toward Neanderthals are 'real America' insulted and denigrated by coastal elites who look down on them.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) March 4, 2021
The real takeaway is that Marsha Blackburn just admitted she believes in evolution.
ReplyDeleteWin-win!
DeleteI've got to say, even when I was a kid I thought The Cat In the Hat was an a-hole.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.google.com/url?esrc=s&q=&rct=j&sa=U&url=http://thesecondpass.com/%3Fp%3D4998&ved=2ahUKEwj-0pSv05zvAhUSgp4KHZq7BOMQFjAJegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw2DwLh0hYZNlSsoHtbjfWxD
ReplyDeleteNearly all of the people who've read Emerson, Whitman, Melville, Hawthorne and Thoreau were lit majors. Dr. Seuss has broader appeal and reached most readers at a much earlier stage of development.