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In reply to the discussion: Racist propaganda: Librarian rejects Melania Trumps gift of Dr. Seuss books [View all]oberliner
(58,724 posts)78. Here's the letter she posted on the subject
Last edited Fri Sep 29, 2017, 01:42 PM - Edit history (1)
Dear Mrs. Trump
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 BY LIZ PHIPPS SOEIRO
http://www.hbook.com/2017/09/blogs/family-reading/dear-mrs-trump/
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Also a picture of her holding the letter and the Cat in the Hat book and making a sad face:
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Racist propaganda: Librarian rejects Melania Trumps gift of Dr. Seuss books [View all]
oberliner
Sep 2017
OP
Melania is receiving very poor guidance in her role as First Lady. Since English is not her firstt
monmouth4
Sep 2017
#7
Exactly. This library is coming off, (IMO) as elitist/snobbery. Take the damn books and say thank
monmouth4
Sep 2017
#10
The books she cited were "If I Ran a Zoo" and "And to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street"
oberliner
Sep 2017
#16
Her letter makes a lot of great points. It's also important for people to understand that their
WhiskeyGrinder
Sep 2017
#21
Sure. Some of his work uses racial caricatures that are behind the times for a modern classroom.
WhiskeyGrinder
Sep 2017
#27
She raises important points about things that we as a society are not very good at talking about.
WhiskeyGrinder
Sep 2017
#67
Here's a whole page full of the racist illustrations that were found in his earlier books...
TheDebbieDee
Sep 2017
#121
We should view the world as accurately as we can, to gauge what we can accomplish
struggle4progress
Sep 2017
#79
The school library that doesn't have Seuss books is probably not going to be a school that spends
WhiskeyGrinder
Sep 2017
#85
What do you get for the school that has everything? Why, The Cat in the Hat, of course
fishwax
Sep 2017
#90
That is the point, we can't be seen as banning books the first lady suggests.
redstatebluegirl
Sep 2017
#106