Leo Terrell: ‘Cancel Culture Is Going To Backfire Because It Denies History’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Are hurtful ░░░░░░░░ wrong Today in President ░░░░░░░░ s proclamation for read ░░░░░░░░ America day which was ░░░░░░░░ founded on Dr Suess ░░░░░░░░ made absolutely no mention ░░░░░░░░ the author whose birthday ░░░░░░░░ day used to celebrate ░░░░░░░░ presidents have braced Dr ░░░░░░░░ on this reading day ░░░░░░░░ President Obama in 2015 ░░░░░░░░ much all we need ░░░░░░░░ know came from Dr ░░░░░░░░ Laughter Martha We re ░░░░░░░░ the same The Trump ░░░░░░░░ House praised Dr Suess ░░░░░░░░ First Lady Melania Trump ░░░░░░░░ his books to libraries ░░░░░░░░ America Ban then a ░░░░░░░░ school librarian rejected the ░░░░░░░░ from the First Lady ░░░░░░░░ no thank you We ░░░░░░░░ plenty of books and ░░░░░░░░ include racist propaganda Joining ░░░░░░░░ now Leo Terrell A ░░░░░░░░ teacher and civil rights ░░░░░░░░ and a Fox News ░░░░░░░░ Leo good to see ░░░░░░░░ today Thank you Martha ░░░░░░░░ for having me on ░░░░░░░░ subject Martha You know ░░░░░░░░ is your big picture ░░░░░░░░ at this These six ░░░░░░░░ that have been banned ░░░░░░░░ you go through the ░░░░░░░░ and I ll put ░░░░░░░░ couple up to look ░░░░░░░░ some people find them ░░░░░░░░ Stereotypical I come from ░░░░░░░░ as a public school ░░░░░░░░ that read those books ░░░░░░░░ a student a young ░░░░░░░░ that read those books ░░░░░░░░ a civil rights attorney ░░░░░░░░ images reflect the time ░░░░░░░░ which the books were ░░░░░░░░ in the 20s and ░░░░░░░░ 30s I am not ░░░░░░░░ by those pictures because ░░░░░░░░ talks about the evolution ░░░░░░░░ this country and how ░░░░░░░░ are now What those ░░░░░░░░ reflected was a sign ░░░░░░░░ the times You cannot ░░░░░░░░ history You cannot eliminate ░░░░░░░░ There s worst pictures ░░░░░░░░ that But taking in ░░░░░░░░ those that want to ░░░░░░░░ these books those that ░░░░░░░░ those books are racist ░░░░░░░░ me the media harm ░░░░░░░░ victims today Martha They ░░░░░░░░ t They use the ░░░░░░░░ of racist as a ░░░░░░░░ a talking point to ░░░░░░░░ cancel people out I ░░░░░░░░ it s wrong as ░░░░░░░░ teacher I think it ░░░░░░░░ wrong as a lawyer ░░░░░░░░ unconstitutionally that is telling ░░░░░░░░ that they can t ░░░░░░░░ certain books in libraries ░░░░░░░░ if the government imposed ░░░░░░░░ restrictions it s horrific ░░░░░░░░ cannot eliminate our history ░░░░░░░░ history is bad but ░░░░░░░░ majority is great Both ░░░░░░░░ need to be taught ░░░░░░░░ I looked back at ░░░░░░░░ images he did for ░░░░░░░░ I can see why ░░░░░░░░ would be questionable They ░░░░░░░░ not a way to ░░░░░░░░ people today As you ░░░░░░░░ out this is the ░░░░░░░░ the 1940s Between the ░░░░░░░░ and during World War ░░░░░░░░ that these that a ░░░░░░░░ of these depictions were ░░░░░░░░ In so many of ░░░░░░░░ they re like animals ░░░░░░░░ can t figure out ░░░░░░░░ they are I think ░░░░░░░░ Cindy Lu Hu She ░░░░░░░░ a little girl but ░░░░░░░░ has antennas They were ░░░░░░░░ They have different ways ░░░░░░░░ creating in most cases ░░░░░░░░ sort of creatures in ░░░░░░░░ of these books Right ░░░░░░░░ again it s in ░░░░░░░░ time that they were ░░░░░░░░ Again as a teacher ░░░░░░░░ I taught you talk ░░░░░░░░ the context of how ░░░░░░░░ books were written Today ░░░░░░░░ does not exist What ░░░░░░░░ have it s done ░░░░░░░░ the movies gone with ░░░░░░░░ wind huckleberry fin People ░░░░░░░░ cancelling things to set ░░░░░░░░ and basically hurt economically ░░░░░░░░ and socially Cancel culture ░░░░░░░░ backfire It denies history ░░░░░░░░ One of the things ░░░░░░░░ struck me I raid ░░░░░░░░ Suess enterprise which controls ░░░░░░░░ of his I think ░░░░░░░░ most he made more ░░░░░░░░ than any other no ░░░░░░░░ with us author 30 ░░░░░░░░ I m thinking they ░░░░░░░░ trying to protest the ░░░░░░░░ of these books right ░░░░░░░░ call out the ones ░░░░░░░░ have raised some questions ░░░░░░░░ say we re not ░░░░░░░░ to publish them anymore ░░░░░░░░ will be a broad ░░░░░░░░ You ll have books ░░░░░░░░ oh the places we ░░░░░░░░ go that I gave ░░░░░░░░ daughter for graduation He ░░░░░░░░ going to be tarred ░░░░░░░░ this brush because of ░░░░░░░░ other bucks No Let ░░░░░░░░ point out very clearly ░░░░░░░░ that ever since the ░░░░░░░░ Floyd incident that s ░░░░░░░░ used as a stepping ░░░░░░░░ to cancel people out ░░░░░░░░ think their concern about ░░░░░░░░ cancelled out I want ░░░░░░░░ make it clear to ░░░░░░░░ the viewers No person ░░░░░░░░ American history is perfect ░░░░░░░░ George Washington to Abraham ░░░░░░░░ we don t cancel ░░░░░░░░ need to embellish the ░░░░░░░░ part criticize the bat ░░░░░░░░ but grow and learn ░░░░░░░░ it I think that ░░░░░░░░ something that we need ░░░░░░░░ do and speak out ░░░░░░░░ it Martha And it ░░░░░░░░ a teaching opportunity I ░░░░░░░░ had my kids say ░░░░░░░░ you never see that ░░░░░░░░ right See what is ░░░░░░░░ that movie You never ░░░░░░░░ that today You talk ░░░░░░░░ why you wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ it today and how ░░░░░░░░ thought back then For ░░░░░░░░ to erase it all ░░░░░░░░ have the opportunities to ░░░░░░░░ the helpful conversations in ░░░░░░░░ with these things Thanks ░░░░░░░░ Great to have a conversation