Did You Know Dr. Seuss Was Racist AF?
For all his nursery rhymes and motivational books, Dr. Seuss has a serious history of racism against African and Asian people. So when their South Pasadena elementary school announced plans to celebrate Dr. Seuss week last week, 11-year-old Rockett and 10-year-old Zoe decided to make fliers to help teach the other students what they learned from their parents — Dr. Seuss was responsible for some very serious propaganda in a number of his cartoons which promoted racism and xenophobia especially toward Japanese and African people. This was years before becoming famous ...
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Stay Woke: Elementary School Tries To Stop Asian Siblings From Teaching Classmates About Dr. Seuss’ Racist Streak
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