[aisle] Dr. Seuss Controversy

[Lou Ann Jacobs]

Here is a YouTube with a interesting perspective on the controversy --

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoHNspa409M

Lou Ann Jacobs
AISLE Legislative Advocate


On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 10:30 AM Andrea Ross via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I'm in a discussion group with Seuss' biographer and here's a snippet of
> what he says on the topic. It made me feel a little better.
>
> "Seuss and race are complicated, to be sure. His work can be racially
> insensitive, even as I don't believe Seuss himself was racist. But his
> white privilege definitely shows--he falls way too easily for stereotypes
> and tropes when it comes to drawing people/animals representing the foreign
> or exotic. It's on par with work from others at the time, but that doesn't
> make it any less jarring."
>
> Andrea Ross
> Salt Creek School, Elmhurst
>
> On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 9:53 AM Pres Elect via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Thank You!  You have given me great examples to share with Veronica,
>>
>> Thank you again!
>>
>> Mary Jo
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 6:59 AM Kelley Roganowicz <roganok at rps205.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I haven't been asked to remove them. I work in a dual-language building,
>>> and his books are extremely popular. I have a display of them on top of my
>>> picture book shelves, and my kindergarten and first grade students have
>>> been checking them out all week.
>>>
>>> Kelley Roganowicz
>>>
>>> Teacher/Librarian
>>>
>>> roganok at rps205.com
>>>
>>> Two-Way Language Immersion at Barbour
>>>
>>> 815-490-4100
>>>
>>> Cisco: 22005
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* AISLE <aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info> on behalf of
>>> Pres Elect via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info>
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 3, 2021 9:02 PM
>>> *To:* aisle at list.railslibraries.info <aisle at list.railslibraries.info>
>>> *Cc:* Pres Elect <preselect at aisled.org>
>>> *Subject:* [aisle] Dr. Seuss Controversy
>>>
>>> The President (Veronica Defazio )of Illinois Library Association is
>>> being interviewed about the controversy with Dr Seuss?  With six of his
>>> books not being published because of racism. Here is a
>>> Warning! This message was sent from outside of RPS205 and we were unable
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>>> The President (*Veronica Defazio )*of Illinois Library Association is
>>> being interviewed about the controversy with Dr Seuss?  With six of his
>>> books not being published because of racism.
>>>
>>> Here is a news account about the issue
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/books/dr-seuss-mulberry-street.amp.html
>>> <https://us-east-2.protection.sophos.com?d=nytimes.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMy8wMi9ib29rcy9kci1zZXVzcy1tdWxiZXJyeS1zdHJlZXQuYW1wLmh0bWw=&i=NWJmNDJmMTFkNGQ5ZGYxNmQ1YTI0OWQy&t=WENhZ2MxK2ljcVpoaWtQZTViRXlZcVRreFRuM2VTbHlOL3NoeHkvNUE4TT0=&h=6677100c0c7d439692f1447f99754afd>
>>>
>>> Veronica reached out to me to get info about schools.
>>> My question is have you been asked to remove them or anything else.
>>> I would like to Veronica information from the school side.
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>> Mary Jo Matousek
>>> President Elect AISLE
>>> Preselect at aisled.org
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mary Jo Matousek
>>> AISLE President-Elect 2020-2021
>>> Preselect at Aisled.org
>>> 630-254-7770
>>> Member of REAL(Real Active Energetic Librarian) Chapter
>>>
>>> --
>> Mary Jo Matousek
>> AISLE President-Elect 2020-2021
>> Preselect at Aisled.org
>> 630-254-7770
>> Member of REAL(Real Active Energetic Librarian) Chapter
>>
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