General
A what’s woke special: and to think that we saw it in Wokeworld this week
The Twittersphere this week went into meltdown at the news that Dr Seuss Enterprises — the company that is supposed to preserve the legacy of the world’s most popular children’s author — was engaging in a spot of self-censorship. They announced with hands on woke hearts that six of Seuss’ children’s books would be purged from their catalogue “due to their racist and insensitive portrayal of people of color’. As if that wasn’t bad enough, then eBay and Amazon saw an opportunity to hitch their wagons to the woke juggernaut by banning the sale of the ‘offensive’ books.
While most of the books were not among Seuss’ best sellers one favourite stood out to me. And To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, the tale of…
-
Noosa News13 hours agoSuncorp Stadium upgrades to rival Sydney as seat capacity and infrastructure prioritised
-
Business15 hours agoDroneShield announces new $13 million counter-drone facility as employees top 400
-
General21 hours agoHopes for peace but pain lingers on Oct 7 anniversary
-
General11 hours agoRescuers pull children from the rubble of Indonesian boarding school collapse