Dr. Seuss museum to replace mural after complaints it depicted 'jarring racial stereotype'
Seuss Museum
A controversial mural at the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum in Massachusetts will be replaced after several children's authors complained that it promoted racial stereotypes â and that they were boycotting an upcoming festival at the newly opened museum because of it.
Willems  Yee and Curato had been invited to appear at the festival on Oct. 14 at the Amazing World of  Dr. Seuss Museum  which opened in June .
The event was described by  the museum  as "a day filled with books  costumed characters and famous authors." But the three authors said they were skipping the festival after having learned about the mural's racial stereotype.
"While this image may have been considered amusing to some when it was published 80 years ago  it is obviously offensive in 2017 " they wrote. "For some children who visit  the museum   their only interaction with Asian representation might be that painting. For others  seeing themselves represented in such a stereotypical way may feed into internalized  even subconscious shame and humiliation. It is incumbent on our public institutions to present all races in a fair manner.
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Willems  Yee and Curato had been invited to appear at the festival on Oct. 14 at the Amazing World of  Dr. Seuss Museum  which opened in June .
The event was described by  the museum  as "a day filled with books  costumed characters and famous authors." But the three authors said they were skipping the festival after having learned about  [TGT] 's racial stereotype.
"While this image may have been considered amusing to some when it was published 80 years ago  it is obviously offensive in 2017 " they wrote. "For some children who visit  the museum   their only interaction with Asian representation might be that painting. For others  seeing themselves represented in such a stereotypical way may feed into internalized  even subconscious shame and humiliation. It is incumbent on our public institutions to present all races in a fair manner.