That nasty racist Dr Seuss

[ABSwan]

I see Dr Seuss is now a racist in America and some of his kids books are being dropped by the publishers.

World is definitely going mad.

Noddy was the tip of the iceberg it seems.

 

[Darran]

Enid Blyton was a racist.

 

[dickythorpe]

God was racist

 

[Monty]

Well they are kinda racist

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Enid Blyton was a racist.

Massive. If I’d had kids I wouldn’t have allowed them to read her work. Including Noddy.

 

[J_B]

Enid Blyton was a racist.

Massive. If I’d had kids I wouldn’t have allowed them to read her work. Including Noddy.

Prince Charles was deeply hurt by reading about one of her characters.

Allegedly.

 

[AceJack]

The totally not racists think its fine to still teach kids with images like this.

https://twitter.com/RebeccAgent/status/1366798090972389379?s=20

 

[ABSwan]

I see Disney are now pulling those highly racist movies from their channel now.

Dumbo, Peter Pan, Aristocats because they were made for us older racists when we were kids. Even Loony Tunes as well, with that nasty racist made Speedy Gonzales.

 

[ABSwan]

The totally not racists think its fine to still teach kids with images like this.

https://twitter.com/RebeccAgent/status/1366798090972389379?s=20

Its called a caricature, not only a caricature but a caricature of a fictional tribal group holding a fictional bird.


I'll go to the African Island of Yerka,
And bring back a tizzle-topped Tufred Mazerka,
A kind of canary with quite a tall throat,
His neck is so long, if he swallows an oat,
For breakfast the first day of April they say,
It has to go down such a very long way,
That it gets to its stomach the fifteenth of May.



Dr Suess's books were full of funny looking drawings, none of which were real.

 

[JackSomething]

I see Disney are now pulling those highly racist movies from their channel now.

Dumbo, Peter Pan, Aristocats because they were made for us older racists when we were kids. Even Loony Tunes as well, with that nasty racist made Speedy Gonzales.

Nope.

They've only removed them from the 'Kids under 7' section. They're still freely available to watch on Disney+ through an adult account. The snowflakes missed that part in their rush to board the outrage bus...

 

[ABSwan]

Funny, I thought the snowflakes were the ones banning everything.

Apparently because I go by older values I'm a gammon. So get it right, don't insult me calling me a snowflake.

 

[JackSomething]

Funny, I thought the snowflakes were the ones banning everything.

Apparently because I go by older values I'm a gammon. So get it right, don't insult me calling me a snowflake.

You made a mistake, no need to get so wound up.

Snowflake is used to insult people for getting offended about things that other people consider trivial. You were wound up by something that hasn't even happened. I'd call that being a snowflake myself, you're welcome to disagree.

 

[ABSwan]

Snowflake it is then.

Funnily enough we're expecting snow today (hopefully the years last, but won't hold breath)

 

[Monty]

Funny, I thought the snowflakes were the ones banning everything.

Apparently because I go by older values I'm a gammon. So get it right, don't insult me calling me a snowflake.

If those 'older values' are racist, then you are indeed, a gammon.

 

[Professor]

My view-they are not intentionally racist, neither are the issues in the Disney films or the Muppets. They are from another time when such things were acceptable. They are not now. Attitudes to gender, sexuality and race are very different to the 1950s, 60s or 70s. I grew up with casual sexism, racism and homophobia and I certainly would not like to see a return to those times. But we should accept these things are of their time and not ban them unless grossly offensive, but preface (as Disney have done to their credit) with a caveat that no longer match current social mores. That said the Seuss images of the tribesmen are clearly offensive, as was the now removed Golliwog in Noddy and perhaps a more sympathetic replacement is needed.