Reading ‘Horton Hears a Who!’ as a Gay Dad to Piss Off Dr. Seuss

Kalea Martin
Life is Lit.
Published in
5 min readSep 8, 2020

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This is part three of a series where we reclaim the problematic narratives of well-known Dr. Seuss books. From exoticism to blackface, Dr. Seuss’ bigotry was implicitly reflected in the storylines, messages, and illustrations of the children’s books we’ve been reading for generations.

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Kalea Martin
Life is Lit.

An editorial writer and linguist with a background in trade book publishing and a B.A. in Romance Languages & Literature.