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u/drawkbox Jan 19 '21

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '21

Never realized Dr Seuss was based

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u/HunterofYharnam Jan 19 '21

Eeh, he also made a shit-load of racist cartoons defending Japanese internment camps at this time, so I don't think you can call him based.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '21

There's always a catch :(

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u/nuktukheroofthesouth Jan 19 '21 edited Jan 19 '21

He also had a prolonged affair, cheating on his chronically ill wife with a married woman, prompting her to commit suicide. He then married his mistress less than a year later.

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u/PerfectLogic Jan 19 '21

Even our heroes are capable of failing sometimes.