# And to Think I can't See it on Mulberry Street -- Six Seuss Books retired for racism **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** books-writing-myths\ **Created:** [March 2, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-to-think-i-cant-see-it-on-mulberry-street-six-seuss-books-retired-for-racism/934113 "2021-03-02T14:09:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 384
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-to-think-i-cant-see-it-on-mulberry-street-six-seuss-books-retired-for-racism/934113/384 "2021-03-17T16:30:19Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Nike sort of found it with the Colin Kaepernick endorsement. Get the right wingers to burn stuff they already paid for and get lots of free publicity on the nightly news. Simultaneously get the “woke” crowd to fork out big bucks for their products because they “support Colin” Yeah, it could be argued that the ultimate “Seuss Cancel” (avant la lettre) form of this was [Nike’s notoriously controversial discontinuation of the “Betsy Ross flag” sneaker design](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-betsy-ross-flag-racist/836376/144). Furious conservatives denouncing the decision (while buying up and flaunting all the Betsy Ross flag sneakers they could find) gave Nike millions of dollars of free publicity; liberals were sent a positive message about Nike’s anti-racist “principles”; and avid collectors bid up prices on the sneakers to thousands of dollars, ensuring that they would have lasting “rarity” cachet. Nike’s marketing department earned their bonus that year, for sure. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-to-think-i-cant-see-it-on-mulberry-street-six-seuss-books-retired-for-racism/934113)._