Friday, March 12, 2021

The New Yorker Asked Who Was In Charge Of Cancel Culture

Although it violates the rules of this blog (i.e., "cancel culture" is not a thing, it's a weak critique invented by the right wing because they have nothing substantive to offer; as such, it shouild not be either taken seriously or even described as 'real'.) I, too, would like to know. (The New Yorker didn't quite ask the same question I am asking. It thinks the "cancellation" of Dr. Seuss was out of fear a progressive mob was about to descend upon the estate of the late writer. Scant consideration is given to the idea they just thought it was the right thing to do. Such is the nature of our public discourse.  If it ain't fear or money, what's the motivation?  This is where four years of Trump have left us.)
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  1. The Thought Criminal6:15 AM

    I think it was a business move to discontinue books that didn't have much of an audience, choosing to go with ones that had features that hadn't dated well and contained offensive content. I'll bet none of those great defenders of the unexpurgated Seuss cannon had read them, maybe Mulburry St, which I always thought was kind of inferior to his best work. He did about a billion books, they weren't all his strongest work.

    I think those who accuse them and the, uh, "news" industry that carried water for them were really just grasping at straws hoping to attack the Biden administration, Democrats and liberals on something they had nothing to do with because what they are doing is wildly popular and if it is implemented may well become even more popular as it goes on.

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