Commentary: Flashback: Barack Obama Said Dr. Seuss Books Have a 'Message of Inclusivity' Written Into Them
No one is safe from the cancel culture of the left, as evidenced by the latest victim — beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss. However, a short trip into the past reveals that the party who now accuses Dr. Seuss of racism…
No one is safe from the cancel culture of the left, as evidenced by the latest victim — beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss. However, a short trip into the past reveals that the party who now accuses Dr. Seuss of racism had a very different message just a few years ago.
In 2015, then-President Barack Obama was the leader of the Democratic Party. At that time, the seminal figure of the left was very much a fan of Theodor Seuss Geisel’s work.
“Pretty much all the stuff you need to know is in Dr. Seuss,” he said to a smiling group of White House interns.
Obama didn’t stop with that broad statement. He went into specific details about how Dr. Seuss‘ work teaches us important values and life lessons.
“It’s like the Star-Belly Sneetches, you know?” he said in reference to Dr. Seuss’ “The Sneetches and Other Stories.”
“We’re all the same, so why would we treat somebody differently just because they don’t have a star on their belly?”
He added that “Horton Hatches the Egg” teaches the value of responsibility because Horton cares for the egg while the mother, Mayzie, goes off to Palm Beach to avoid her responsibility.
“All I’m saying is that as you get older, what you will find is that the homespun, basic virtues that your mom or your dad or folks you care about or admire taught you about hard work, being responsible, being kind, giving something back, being useful, working as a team — turns out, it’s all true.”