Certain Dr. Seuss Books Will No Longer Be Published Due To Racist Imagery

Some of Dr. Seuss's earliest books will no longer be published as they contain racially insensitive writing and illustrations.

On Tuesday, Dr. Seuss Enterprises released a statement saying the classic books "portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong." 

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Titles that will no longer be published include 'And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street', 'If I Ran the Zoo,' 'McElligot’s Pool,' 'On Beyond Zebra!,' 'Scrambled Eggs Super!,' and 'The Cat’s Quizzer.'

"Today, on Dr. Seuss’s birthday, Dr. Seuss Enterprises celebrates reading and also our mission of supporting all children and families with messages of hope, inspiration, inclusion, and friendship," the statement read. 

The removal of certain Dr. Seuss books from school and libraries has been demanded by many for years now.

One study, done by St. Catherine University in 2019, examined the author's books and found numerous examples of racist imagery and writing.

An instance that can be found in Seuss's first book, 'And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,' where one page features a Chinese character drawn with chopsticks, a rice bowl, bright yellow skin, slanted eyes, a long black braid, and a conical hat, while the text below reads "a Chinaman who eats with sticks."

In 1978, over 40 years after the book was released, it received an update that removed the yellow skin and the ponytail, as well as re-written text that instead says "a Chinese man who eats with sticks." 

However, the character kept the chopsticks, rice bowl, slanted eyes, and hat.