Michelle Obama ‘canceled’ as vid shows her saying she & Barack ‘LOVE’ Dr Seuss while celebrating author at White House
MICHELLE Obama has been "canceled" as a video resurfaced of her saying she and Barack love Dr Seuss while celebrating the author at the White House.
The footage emerged after it was announced that six Seuss books will stop being published after claims of "racist and hurtful" imagery.
Characters such as Cat in the Hat and Thing 1 and Thing 2 were at the event, with multiple children sat on the ground wearing memorabilia.
is sat in a red chair holding up a copy of one of Seuss' books, showing it to the children and saying "I'm excited to."
"You know who saw this book this morning before he got on the helicopter? The president," she said. "We love in this house."
Governor candidate Errol Webber even , asking: "Why wasn’t racist when Michelle Obama invited him to the White House?"
This week, President Obama skipped a tradition and after the .
In speech he made no mention of Seuss - even though his predecessors and both mentioned the author in their own declarations.
Following the , the business that preserves and protects the author’s legacy confirmed on Tuesday that production of the books will be seized.
"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" are being pulled from production.
"These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong," Dr. Seuss Enterprises told The Associated Press in a statement that coincided with the late author and illustrator’s birthday.
"Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr. Seuss Enterprises’ catalog represents and supports all communities and families," it said.
The decision to cease publication and sales of the books was made last year after months of discussion, the company told .
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“Dr. Seuss Enterprises listened and took feedback from our audiences including teachers, academics and specialists in the field as part of our review process.
"We then worked with a panel of experts, including educators, to review our catalog of titles,” it said.