Entire generations have been raised onDr.
The whimsical rhymes and colorful illustrations live perpetually in the memories of kids and adults alike.
The statement read in part, “These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.”
“Scrambled Eggs Super!,” and “The Cat’s Quizzer.”
The View co-hosts were torn on the topic
Among those upset wasThe Viewco-hostJoy Behar(viaDecider).
During Tuesday’s broadcast, Behar said, “I do not like erasing art.
I do not think it’s wise or smart,” playing upon a Seuss-style rhyme.
‘Do you think it’s racist?
It’s not an educational moment."
Her co-hosts were torn on the topic.
Meanwhile, Sara Haines felt the solution was a disclaimer being printed in the books.
She explained: “We need to teach these examples as they were.
Not whitewash them; not erase them.
But put disclaimers out there…We’re all flawed.
Our heroes are often flawed.
And I think it would be better to teach both.”
This is actually the solution another maker of beloved childhood classics has been using: Disney.
