tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post114864815801782350..comments2024-03-28T11:03:41.050-05:00Comments on Unlocked Wordhoard: Why Seuss Creeps Me OutDr. Richard Scott Nokeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01348275071082514870noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-38240172780992833082022-08-03T13:45:10.137-05:002022-08-03T13:45:10.137-05:00So it's okay for a person to cheat on their wi...So it's okay for a person to cheat on their wife with a gay lover, or any lover? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-43387135496787196662022-08-03T13:41:19.451-05:002022-08-03T13:41:19.451-05:00I saw red flags immediately! Nothing about this bo...I saw red flags immediately! Nothing about this book seems okay! How do you not see the perversions in his writing? You don't know what a metaphor is, I guess. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-85693000917349973632020-12-13T19:29:51.863-06:002020-12-13T19:29:51.863-06:00There's a lot of untenable reaching for nonexi...There's a lot of untenable reaching for nonexistent innuendo in the OP, but Brown and Black are definitely hooking up. Mr Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00501945212313930444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-54237209698910951302020-11-07T07:50:50.073-06:002020-11-07T07:50:50.073-06:00I stumbled upon this (currently in toddler must re...I stumbled upon this (currently in toddler must read Hop on Pop book all the time) and it was a great laugh. Thanks Doc, whenever you are out there!Maeve Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970443034131417861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-53605152638826690082017-06-28T19:26:23.501-05:002017-06-28T19:26:23.501-05:00I don't know about the "Hop on pop" ...I don't know about the "Hop on pop" part as I never got that vibe from it... But I have thought since I first read this book to my daughter that Mr Brown and Mr Black were gay! I don't think its an issue and certainly not a reason to stop reading it to my daughter. It has just been my theory so I went searching the internet to see if I'm right lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783916676126125381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-84577337506124574502015-10-25T19:11:21.298-05:002015-10-25T19:11:21.298-05:00I found this page because I caught the subtext too...I found this page because I caught the subtext too, and wondered if I was the only one. <br /><br />The part that convinced me was the picnic scene. They are eating bananas and sausages (both traditionally phallic) and apples (the biblical forbidden fruit of original sin and immoral indulgence - at least in Western interpretation). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-64932336154082264942014-06-06T18:50:43.189-05:002014-06-06T18:50:43.189-05:00Late to the conversation, but I seriously just did...Late to the conversation, but I seriously just did a Google search to see if anyone else had read into what I saw of the Mr. Brown/Mr. Black arm-in-arm scene. Creepy is right! And what about "Red, Ned, Ted, and Ed, in Bed"? I admit, I do have a Bachelor's in English and have had to learn to "deconstruct" a bit too, so it must just come with the territory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-89451830366102515992012-04-06T17:26:25.299-05:002012-04-06T17:26:25.299-05:00Methinks that most of the commenters here are miss...Methinks that most of the commenters here are missing the point.<br /><br />Satire.<br /><br />This would have never happened to Jonathan Swift.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-50672721895225444562011-09-19T07:17:33.267-05:002011-09-19T07:17:33.267-05:00I think he intended the Mr. Black piece, but who c...I think he intended the Mr. Black piece, but who cares! I think it's funny for some and instructional for the ones who need instruction. Something that gives adults something to chuckle about is hard to incorporate in a children's books.<br /><br />Great Job, Seuss!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-40616529617552519462011-04-05T20:27:28.233-05:002011-04-05T20:27:28.233-05:00Oh, brother!Oh, brother!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-36475837561313388482011-02-18T17:27:07.962-06:002011-02-18T17:27:07.962-06:00weirdweirdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-65178146467594084182010-09-24T13:10:33.334-05:002010-09-24T13:10:33.334-05:00Despite all the hysterical commenters above, I int...Despite all the hysterical commenters above, I interpreted the Mr. Brown/Mr. Black story in exactly the same way. It really kind of screams out at you, if you're older than 5. Did Dr. Seuss really mean it like that? Eh, probably not, but he once described himself as "subversive as hell," so I wouldn't rule it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-69996599665053847662010-04-28T11:14:29.389-05:002010-04-28T11:14:29.389-05:00You are delusional! There just isn't anything...You are delusional! There just isn't anything else to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-72742192132650305972010-04-28T01:52:38.754-05:002010-04-28T01:52:38.754-05:00Seriously? As a children's librarian for near...Seriously? As a children's librarian for nearly 15 years now, let me say no child I've ever met has subscribed to your theories. They are, however, very proud to be able to "read" that book back to their parents. Especially when they rhyme "Timbuktu" at the end. Huge accomplishment for a 3 or 4 year old. Your picture looks very much like a Dr. Seuss character in the making. Too bad you don't share his whimsical spirit. You've been reading too much Freud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-55203819750000696292010-02-20T08:42:44.747-06:002010-02-20T08:42:44.747-06:00I think your the creepy person - no normal person ...I think your the creepy person - no normal person would sexual inneundo into any of the Dr. Seuss books. I suspose you thought that the Teletubbies promoted gay orientation to kids as well. Paranoid conspiracy theory nuts are the ones that society needs to avoid to raise mentally healthy childrenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-75186890423687681872007-05-31T22:10:00.000-05:002007-05-31T22:10:00.000-05:00Hmmmmmm...Now I have a very distinct memory of R S...Hmmmmmm...Now I have a very distinct memory of R Scott Nokes rapping Green Eggs and Ham to me while we were looking for "deelie boppers" in an Indianapolis Toys 'R Us waaaaay back in the early 90s. Of course, that was long before the bow ties and tweed suits :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-70924907958369384972007-02-22T19:52:00.000-06:002007-02-22T19:52:00.000-06:00That's a hilarious interpretation of the greatest ...That's a hilarious interpretation of the greatest children's books ever written.. what would you have to say about Bugs Bunny? Bugs is walking around naked eating a carrot... what does that symbolize? LOL... ever read the Star-Bellied Sneaches? Horton hears a who? Go Dogs GO? You could read perversion into anything, especially if you are a pervert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-21218212443804813492007-02-06T23:12:00.000-06:002007-02-06T23:12:00.000-06:00What a bunch of nuts you people are,(and I don't m...What a bunch of nuts you people are,(and I don't mean anything sexual by"nuts", so don't get excited!) Hop on Pop was the first book I learned to read (at the age of 2). It is an excellent book for children to first memorize, then be able to match word sounds with word pictures. Evidently, you all have some serious hang-ups. I sure wouldn't want you anywhere near my children Mr. Nokes. Maybe that is why you teach medieval literature, because that is where your mind is. Burn a book, burn a witch.........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-1148700209014559922006-05-26T22:23:00.000-05:002006-05-26T22:23:00.000-05:00I'm glad you did not go into heavy detail with Fox...I'm glad you did not go into heavy detail with <I>Fox in Socks</I>. Had you with the same gusto you did with <I>Pop</I>, the innocent bubble that I try to protect my childhood memories in would burst upon the notion of what "moo-goo-gooey-gooey" would have been. <BR/><BR/>I will defend the absolute tolerance and peace promoted in <I>The Star-Bellied Sneeches</I>, however. Train children in diversity early, I say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-1148699901997158722006-05-26T22:18:00.000-05:002006-05-26T22:18:00.000-05:00You know, I'm one of like only twelve American chi...You know, I'm one of like only twelve American children of the last thirty years or so who never read/was read a Seuss book. And now I'm really glad about that!Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03301077496668834657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-1148685610737903142006-05-26T18:20:00.000-05:002006-05-26T18:20:00.000-05:00Doc...You gotta get out more.Doc...<BR/><BR/><BR/>You gotta get out more.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846076773328384778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-1148654347233066432006-05-26T09:39:00.000-05:002006-05-26T09:39:00.000-05:00We *just* concluded a 3 month long phase where eve...We *just* concluded a 3 month long phase where every book reading with our almost-three year old had to include "Pops Up"--a frightening collection of a number of Seuss works abridged for a pop-up book form (...and don't even couple the Freudian title with your Hop on Pop observations...) I've never been so happy to return to Thomas the Tank Engine in my life...Derek the Ænglicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625110461660458291noreply@blogger.com