re: Mike Leach weighs in on the controversy gripping our nation

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skrayper was the one who referred to the monkey copies as "black guys."

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Well, actually:

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Statement from Dr. Seuss Enterprises
March 2, 2021

Today, on Dr. Seuss’s Birthday, Dr. Seuss Enterprises celebrates reading and also our mission of supporting all children and families with messages of hope, inspiration, inclusion, and friendship.

We are committed to action. To that end, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, working with a panel of experts, including educators, reviewed our catalog of titles and made the decision last year to cease publication and licensing of the following titles: And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, If I Ran the Zoo, McElligot’s Pool, On Beyond Zebra!, Scrambled Eggs Super!, and The Cat’s Quizzer. These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.

Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr. Seuss Enterprises’s catalog represents and supports all communities and families.

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I didn't make the conclusion on my own that they were representing people; the company that owns the rights to the books did. I simply referenced their decision.

I will say that simply updating the artwork while keeping it in Seuss' style would have been much better than banning the books entirely.