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The Doctor is In! (or is he OUT?)

The "woke" warriors that are now trying to save us from anything they consider the least bit offensive have gone after another icon - Theodor Geisel better known as Dr. Seuss.

The Dr. Seuss books have now been determined to be racist and show stereotypes that will have a negative effect on the development of the children that read them. smh

I figured these revised books may be more fitting in today's society:






Dr. Seuss aka Theodor Geisel was a known fighter against racism and discrimination. Did he use depictions and symbols that are now seen as offensive? Yes, to some. But to repeat something I wrote a while back: 

"Our view of the past will always be distorted when seen through the lens of the present"

Erasing history or trying to make if fit neatly into our world view today (or to be more correct - a small minority view, imho), is pointless and harmful for those that are actually trying to grow as humans.

a note: I am not that good at photo manipulation - those 4 took me almost 2 hours! I learned some things in doing these and the last definitely went quicker than the first though. I may do more as I enjoyed the result; but I had to quit at 4 due to time! Just another mention - the mask comments are not meant to be in protest or start an argument, these are just the first 4 Dr. Seuss books that I could think of a witty change for the title.

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