US customers have flocked to buy copies of Dr Seuss titles after six of the children’s author’s books were withdrawn because of racist portrayals of people of colour. “Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr Seuss Enterprises’ catalogue represents and supports all communities and families,” said the organisation on Tuesday. On Thursday morning, Amazon.com’s bestseller chart was filled with Seuss titles. !” wrote one Amazon reviewer on the listing for Mulberry Street, while another ruled that there was “no racism here. Just overly PC people actively looking for something to be offended about.”Seuss himself later revised the 1937 title Mulberry Street, saying that: “I had a gentleman with a pigtail.

Source: The Guardian March 04, 2021 15:52 UTC