Dr. Seuss cancelled

 

[VIDEO] I'm sorry to say my familiarity with Dr. Seuss is pretty low. I know about the Cat in the Hat or Green Eggs and Ham for example. On Tucker Carlson Tonight I learned about the book about the Sneetches which someone has further explained on my twitter according to their own POV as much as I could disagree. I allowed that individual to have his opinion while I hold onto my own.

Dr. Seuss has been dead since 1991 - and I might vaguely remember that. It was a sad day when he passed away, and surely many of his fans were sad.

Bill O'Reilly goes over the Seuss controversy and other things primarily brands that does feature minorities that have been canceled as of late. Aunt Jemima has gone through a name change just like the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Indians.

I didn't know that Seuss had some racist views in his lifetime although his books are said to contain some these relatable to the issues of equality. In the Sneetches book I saw a theme of individuality while using a physical attribute as denoting status.

Regardless I like to think people can change their values their behavior. Cancelling Seuss for whatever racism he had, especially once he started his career in children's books, and denying his transformation is a travesty.

Jordan Peterson vs. SJWs

[VIDEO] If I've never before shared anything about Jordan Peterson I do apologize.

Peterson is an academic from Canada as you see in this video from Reason with John Stossel - uploaded to YouTube over two years ago - proved to have some controversial views which includes whether or not he will refer to anyone according their preferred pronoun. I'm sure there are those who consider this whole pronoun issue a very small issue, unfortunately because Peterson has an issue with it (gov't shouldn't compel him to respect an individual's pronoun) the left chooses to attack him. As you see the left couldn't help but disrupt a talk he was trying to have.

Regardless, perhaps what he says near the end of this video is prescient is his defense of "individual sovereignty" as opposed to this idea of a "tyrannical patriarchy". Tyrannical patriarchy could go hand-in-hand with "willful blindness".

As I share this with you before I hit the sack for the night, I see that Kenosha, Wisconsin is undergoing unrest tonite. There was a police shooting of a Black man and the community up there is going up in flames. Unfortunately the fact that another Black person has been shot by police - the victim Jacob Blake as far as I can tell remains alive.

It lets me know how we still haven't settled down since the initial protests unrest after the death of George Floyd, however, I can't help but wonder if the issue of "willful blindness" is at play here.

Larry Elder: What Does Making White People Kneel Have To Do With The Death Of George Floyd?

[VIDEO] Let me give you the short answer before you watch conservative radio personality Larry Elder - absolutely nothing unless you are a bully. Elder tackles the issue of police brutality and it's hunting season upon Blacks by police and he debunks that. He also tackles the idea of making whites kneel for fealty to Black Lives Matter.

Unfortunately this is a topic for good or for bad it brings out people's passion. The good is yes we should look at what police do in execution of their jobs. The bad is that a lot of people have staked their position on this issue and even in light of undisputed facts won't budge based upon sheer emotion.

Just consider the post I did over the weekend about the Emancipation Monument in Washington, DC.

Emancipation Memorial - "Why are you protecting it?"

I check out Newsalert and find this out there on Twitter. An older Black man who appears to be dressed as a train conductor - DCBlackTours.com from that man's sign he was carrying -  comes out to the Black Lives Matter protest at this statue of Abraham Lincoln in DC - the same one BLM wants to dismantle.

“Why are you protecting it?!”

BLM activist gets into a verbal exchange with an older black guy who was speaking up against tearing the statue down.#emancipationstatue pic.twitter.com/4crUOJhDFP

— Sagnik Basu (@_sagnikbasu) June 27, 2020

What do we see here? Obviously the young lady who's masked up is not there for a discussion. I won't even call it a debate, she's obviously made up her mind on this statue. She wants it gone and she doesn't care - or probably doesn't know or want to know let alone care - about the history of this memorial.

This statue the Emancipation Memorial is located in Lincoln Park in Washington, DC and was funded by the newly freed slaves in commemoration of President Abraham Lincoln who is popularly and historically noted as the "Great Emancipator".

What are these protestors upset about?

"This statue right here embodies the white supremacy and the disempowerment of black people that is forced upon us by white people. That is why we are tearing this statue down," said 20-year-old organizer Glenn Foster at an earlier protest this week.

According to the National Park Service, which maintains the park, an African American woman named Charlotte Scott of Virginia used the first $5 she earned in freedom to kick off a campaign as a way of paying homage to Lincoln after he was assassinated in 1865.

If these activists really cared about Black Lives Matter they'd leave this memorial alone and respect the wishes of our slave ancestors. It's what they wanted to memorialize their emancipation from slavery in the United States of America. Who are we to question a piece of art that they paid for well over a century ago?

Unfortunately the young woman you see above is stuck on how this memorial perpetuates white supremacy. A former slave kneeling under the extended hand of President Lincoln. So she tells screams to the Black man she argues with "Why are you protecting it?" You see this is so right that it needs to come down I don't understand why you're not with me on this, it's so wrong and you're wrong.... "Why are you fighting me?"

The Black man knows what it is as he tries to tell the Frederick Douglass look-a-like activist that this woman can't handle opposing opinions. You have a dissenting opinion they automatically reject it. A classic social justice warrior or SJW - someone who finds something to complain about. They have utterly no joy in their lives.

Breitbart: ‘Black Panther’ Criticized for Lack of LGBT Representation

[VIDEO] As it seems to happen these days people like to find something to complain about. Just think no less than perhaps 20 or 30 years ago we wouldn't have heard a peep. Probably because it's not as acceptable as it would be now.

Marvel Studios’ upcoming blockbuster Black Panther has been criticized for its lack of LGBT representation, and the particular exclusion of a lesbian scene featured in the comic book on which the superhero film is based.

According to Pink News, “When the film was announced, fans were excited by the prospect of Okoye and Ayo, two of the title character’s bodyguards, getting together as Ayo and fellow female warrior Aneka do in the comics. And these hopes were encouraged by reports that an early screening of the film featured Walking Dead star Danai Gurira’s Okoye staring at Ayo flirtatiously as the two danced.”

However, when fans of the comics watched Black Panther during early screenings, they noticed an absence of lesbian romance, and immediately started a Twitter campaign under the hashtag #LetAyoHaveAGirlfriend, using terms such as “lesbian erasure.”

Wasn't Christopher Nolan's film Dunkirk criticized for not having a more diverse cast? That is to say even though European nations were fighting that battle - primarily the UK, France & Germany though we didn't actually see any Germans - that there needed to be a more diverse cast. A case could be made to note that Indians or Africans who may have been there on Dunkirk to have their presence noted in that film.

It's safe to say a filmmaker of a Hollywood release can't just make their movie according to their vision. Now they has to accede to the wishes of the mob.

Black Panther is in theaters TODAY!