"Because my kids are of mixed race, I don't want them to feel bad about themselves or have a low self-esteem because we are looked at in a certain way," Fields said.
The women agreed that negative visual depictions can have lasting effects on impressionable children. We have to avoid stereotypes, and we have to avoid hurtful images that we know have implications," Loh-Hagan said. "We have to avoid one-dimensional characterizations. She said historically, there has not been enough representation in this realm. San Diego State University's author Virginia Loh-Hagan studies and writes books about the Asian American experience. Two were identified as African characters portraying anti-Blackness, and 43 were identified as having racist portrayals of East Asians or wearing turbans. Of the more than 2,200 human characters, 98% were white, and only 2% or 45 characters were people of color. Seuss children's books, where originals are kept at UC San Diego's Geisel Library. Seuss Enterprises referred to, looked at fifty Dr. "If it's on the market, I would think it's safe," Fields said. She said she was surprised these books were still in circulation. We then worked with a panel of experts, including educators, to review our catalog of titles,” it said.ĪBC 10News spoke to JoAnn Fields with the Asian Pacific Islander Initiative. Seuss Enterprises listened and took feedback from our audiences including teachers, academics and specialists in the field as part of our review process. The decision follows months of deliberation. The six books affected by the company's decision are “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” "McElligot’s Pool,” “On Beyond Zebra!,” “Scrambled Eggs Super!,” and “The Cat’s Quizzer.”
Seuss Enterprises’ catalog represents and supports all communities and families,” the organization said in a statement. Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr.
“These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong. Seuss Enterprises told The Associated Press in a statement on Tuesday, the author and illustrator's birthday, that the books portray people in ways that are hurtful. Seuss’ legacy has announced it will stop publishing six titles because of racist and insensitive imagery.ĭr. BOSTON - The business that preserves and protects Dr.
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