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[–]ah2020 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (5 children)

They are also saying it's sexist because there are no women in his works. I see what they're saying but it's just a product of his time. Maybe as a man he just preferred creating male characters, that's his choice and completely fine, there are women who do the same with female characters. Never stopped me from enjoying the work when I was a child. It would only be a problem if there were barely any women/girls depicted in kids books but that isn't the case. More storms in teacups that make people take real problems less seriously because they're exhausted by absurdities like this.

[–]JasonCarswellVoluntaryist 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

IIRC there were actually girls, mothers, and other female characters.

[–]ah2020 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

I don't even remember but if there were the grasping for offence is even more ridiculous!

[–]JasonCarswellVoluntaryist 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Off hand IIRC, there were often a brother and sister (Cat In The Hat, Hop On Pop, Thing 1&2, Star Bellies, etc.), and of course Little Suzie or whatever her name was from The Grinch.

More:

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Dr.+Seuss&iar=images

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss_bibliography

[–]ah2020 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I had some of those - clearly my memory is failing me!

Favourite book of that genre was Each Peach Pear Plum.

[–]JasonCarswellVoluntaryist 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Don't recall that one, but I liked "Oh The Places You'll Go" and "On Beyond Zebra". And "Green Eggs..."