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I haven’t seen these books since I was a kid. Does anyone know of, or where I can find the specific examples from each book, and what people find offensive? I’m
by 40four 6y ago
I haven’t seen these books since I was a kid. Does anyone know of, or where I can find the specific examples from each book, and what people find offensive? I’m really curious to the specifics here.
On this same topic, I recently rewatched Aladdin, on Disney plus and was surprised that it was prefaced with a ‘social justice’ disclaimer. They said they wouldn’t take it down, but warned it might be offensive.
Ok, so we prepared to ourselves be offended, and yet I wasn’t. The movie holds up, and was really enjoyable! I’m not really sure what the issue was? I guess the depiction of Arab people is the issue, but I couldn’t find anything particularly egregious.
- madeofpalk 6y agoSo what’s the problem?
- 40four 6y agoTo answer my own question about the Dr. Seuss books, it appears to be controversial images of Asian & African people.
- Rebelgecko 6y agoI think that's only for 2 or 3 of the books. One of them was pulled for using what I guess we should call the E-word now
- 40four 6y agoSorry I don’t follow, is the e-word ‘evolution’? :) Yeah I found a picture of the Africans question. This might be the worst one. I see why folks would take it the wrong way. They are potbellied, dressed in ‘tribal’ garb. Stereotypical I suppose, but I don’t see why that’s necessarily a racist ‘statement’ of all black people. Within the context of the text, it’s about going to an African island and bringing back an exotic bird. And I found one of the ‘oriental’ pictures, and honesty it is pretty benign. Maybe the other is worse I don’t know didn’t find it. Also, there is a very benign picture of an Arab gentleman riding a camel. Very innocent, nothing in particular offensive in my opinion.
- Rebelgecko 6y agoE*kimo