hubcaps wrote:
Caricature - a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect. Believe what you want to believe from what you've read, watched, etc. I'll believe what I want from what I've experience and witnessed.
A caricature is not necessarily offensive, so tossing out the definition doesn’t really establish any particular point. There’s a guy down on the boardwalk who draws caricatures on the weekend for a few bucks a pop.
There aren’t any particularly exaggerated features in the image we’re discussing, at least, not any more so than basically all the other people in this book, and all of Seuss’ books.
As I said, I’m not telling you what to be offended by or not. I recognize that some people are offended by this and various other images from the books in question, and I’m good with the publisher’s choice to stop selling them.
Slowguy
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