Wanting to see what the fuss was about, as soon as the book made it into the news, I reserved the not-banned If I Ran the Zoo from the local public library. A few days later, a librarian called. My reservation would be honored, of course, but the book could not be removed from the library. “You can make a reservation to come in and look at the book here,” she explained. “That’s the guidance we’ve gotten from the Minuteman Library Network.”
(See Fund burning of existing copies of harmful Dr. Seuss books? for some representative pages from this book, courtesy of libgen.)
As the process of evaluating (not banning) older books continues, I wonder if it will make sense for libraries to set up forbidden books rooms, each of which could be named for a generous patron. (The rooms could also be used for viewing works in which Gina Carano appears.)
From McElligot’s Pool (also on libgen):
How is that racist? Here’s the next page, objected to for its use of the word “Eskimo”:
Related:
- “Chicago Public Library removing 6 Dr. Seuss books from the shelves while it determines long-term options” (Chicago Tribune): “Library staff encourage patrons of all ages to engage critically with our materials, but materials that become dated or that foster inaccurate, culturally harmful stereotypes are removed to make space for more current, comprehensive materials. … Staff will continue to evaluate all Library resources and consider bias, prejudice, and racism when making decisions about our programming, services and recommendations, in addition to our collections,” Molloy said.
It’s also _possible_ that they won’t allow the books to leave the premises because copies of them are selling for hundreds or thousands of dollars.
I think this is the answer. Also, the book literally can’t be replaced anymore, especially for the nominal “lost book” charge they would impose.
I want to note the irony that because of this banning, more people are seeing these words and images now than would have if the book was merely forgotten about.
They are being offered for high prices but are they being bought at those prices?
Any good library has lots of old books that contain material far more shocking or dangerous than Doctor Seuss, but you have to look for them.
A typical leftist believes there’s nothing to be learned from old books won’t be reading those… most of the old non-PC stuff is safe.
Here’s what I think: It’s time to start pushing back on this in an organized, coherent way. How are we going to set that up, because we’re late? And this stuff is getting worse by the day.
LOL . Dr Seuss is becoming new Goldstein, his books are being almost delegated to spets-hran https://archive.ifla.org/IV/ifla64/067-101e.htm . Communist Party USSR should sue for cultural appropriation.
Personally I never got his books as somethings great for children but there is old good children animation on Dr. Seuss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-VQT4fAQ_g
Probably “If I Ran the Zoo” is not allowed to be rented out because it can be “lost” and repaid back by original buy price while its current market price is much greater.
Now our thought leaders and we are talking about Dr. Seuss and no mention of $1.9 trillion!!! steal only 9% of which has to do with current pandemic and new advancing bills to curtail our freedoms protect by the Bill of Rights.
With current deep fake technology, can’t Disney just replace Gina Carano in Mandalorian? (And Netflix Kevin Spacey, etc)
With most people streaming, then it will be possible to sell unmodified original on the collectors market with NFCs! 😉
I doubt they can deep fake real actor/actress without paying royalties to the human original.
If they pay riyalties who needs to be actually hired by them?