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*LeBar Burton appeared on Monday’s episode of “The View,” where he and Meghan McCain dished about the controversy over Dr. Seuss and how the cancel culture movement pushed to have six of the popular children’s books banned due to racist imagery. “What do you think of that decision and about the cancel culture surrounding works of art or artists that are controversial?” McCain asked. “I think it’s misnamed,” Burton said about the term “cancel culture.” “That’s a misnom...

Star-Trek actor Levar Burton said to Meghan McCain on Monday’s episode of “The View” that he believes “cancel culture” is “misnamed” and used the term “consequence culture” to keep people accountable.

Meghan McCain’s bait to criticize the decision of the estate of Dr. Seuss to pull six books – a move that provided days-long fodder for the culture–wargrievancemachine – and also offered his take on “cancel culture” of artists she called “controversial.” “I love Reading Rainbow,” McCain began, referencing the iconic show that Burton hosted for 26 years. “I watched Reading Rainbow my whole life, and I’ve already started my daughter watching it. It’s a completely time...

Updated 1 hour ago Levar Burton Schools Meghan McCain On Cancel Culture "I think we have a consequence culture, and that consequences are finally encompassing everybody in this society," the "Reading Rainbow" host explained. Meghan McCain attempted to bait Levar Burton into a debate about “cancel culture” during Monday’s episode of “The View,” but the “Reading Rainbow” host turned it into a teachable moment. It started when McCain asked Burton about the decision Dr. Seuss Enterpr...

11:35am EST| How Much Have The Culture Wars Earned Dr. Seuss This Year? As It Turns Out, A ‘Whole Awful Lot’ Share to Linkedin Copies of “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street”, “If I Ran the Zoo” and “McElligots Pool”—three of the books by Dr. Suess that will no longer be published. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group via Getty Images “They say I’m old-fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast!â€�...

My Turn: Dr. Seuss and Atlanta In this May 4, 2017, file photo, a mural that features Theodor Seuss Geisel, left, also known by his pen name Dr. Seuss, covers part of a wall near an entrance at The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum, in Springfield. AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE Published: 4/3/2021 7:21:50 AM My father spent the first five years of his life in China. I have a niece and a nephew who are half Japanese. Nothing about either of those pieces of family history seems abnormal to me — al...

While we're looking hard at ethnic cartoon characters, the Hawaiian Punch guy with the jacked-up hat isn’t even in the top 100 of hurtful cultural depictions here.

Colin McEnroe: Green eggs and ham all over face of those who misread Dr. Seuss decision FacebookTwitterEmail Books by Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, including “On Beyond Zebra!” and “And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street,” will no longer be printed due to accusations of racist and insensitive imagery. The other titles are “If I Ran the Zoo,” “McElligot’s Pool,” “Scrambled Eggs Super!” and “The Cat’s Quizzer.”Scott Olson / Getty Images Everybody calm dow...

Read Across America Day was celebrated Tuesday, as it is every year, on the birthday of the late Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. Yet neither th

Nearly 4,000 Wilkes-Barre Area elementary school students were treated to a virtual volunteer reading event on Tuesday, March 2, led by 14 guest readers and coordinated by United Way of Wyoming Valley. The first-of-its-kind event titled “United to Read” was held in conjunction with “Read Across America Week,” a national literacy initiative aimed at drawing attention to the importance of literacy while celebrating the birthday of Theodore Geisel, better known as the famous ch...