In his political cartoons Seuss inveighed against the Japanese during World War II; he drew them buck-toothed and squint-eyed.
During the war, Seuss defended his anti-Japanese view, according to his biographer Richard H. Minear ...
"... Right now, when the Japs are planting their hatchets in our skulls, it seems like a hell of a time for us to smile and warble: 'Brothers!' It is a rather flabby battle cry. If we want to win, we’ve got to kill Japs, whether it depresses John Haynes Holmes or not. We can get palsy-walsy afterward with those that are left," his biographer quotes Seuss as saying.
Later in his career, Seuss mended his ways and drew anti-racist cartoons. (This isn't one, obviously.)
He also expressed regret for his anti-Japanese views, according to filmmaker Ron Lamothe, who made "The Political Dr. Seuss."
"He was regretful about some of his cartoons for PM and some of the propaganda work he did for the Army Signal Corps," Lamothe said.
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