Reading Rainbow's LeVar Burton knows the importance of good books for children, and he's making it clear that he doesn't think children's author Theodor Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss, deserves to fall victim to cancel culture after some of his books were no longer going to be published.
'Reading Rainbow's LeVar Burton Defends Dr. Seuss Amid 'Cancel Culture' Controversy
Earlier this year, it was announced that six Dr. Seuss books would no longer be published.
The books, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, If I Ran the Zoo, McElligot’s Pool, On Beyond Zebra!, Scrambled Eggs Super!, and The Cat’s Quizzer, were being removed from publication due to racist imagery.
LeVar Burton has spoken out about the move.
"What do you think of that decision and about the cancel culture surrounding works of art or artists that are controversial?" LeVar was asked in a recent interview.
“Dr. Seuss is more than simply a company that’s decided to put a couple of books on the shelf, to take them out of rotation," LeVar explained.
LeVar said it was important to remember Dr. Seuss' massive contribution to children's literature.
"That man, Theodor Geisel, is responsible for generations of wholesome, healthy, wonderful, creative content for children of all ages. So, I think we need to put things in perspective," LeVar emphasized.
LeVar went on to add that he doesn't think "cancel culture" is the right phrase.
“I think it’s misnamed,” LeVar said.
“That’s a misnomer. I think we have a consequence culture, and that consequences are finally encompassing everybody in this society, whereas they haven’t been ever in this country," he went on.
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