Through an interview with Joshua Jackson on MSNBC on Saturday, Burton pointed to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
"Talk about how you've seen this evolve over time. I'm sure there are books that maybe you've read or seen that were, you know, popular or bestsellers that in retrospect, you might look back at and go, 'That didn't age very well,'" Jackson asked.
"Well, I mean, there are plenty, such as Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn," Burton replied.
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Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the company that protects Theodor Seuss "Ted" Geisel's legacy, published its decision to stop printing six Dr. Seuss books on Tuesday, which would have been the late author's 117th birthday, writing in a statement, "These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong."
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"There are plenty of other Dr. Seuss titles. These six are not in the mainstream. They’re not The Cat in the Hat, they’re not Green Eggs and Ham, [and] they’re not the most popular in the catalog. They were already fairly obscure," he continued. "There are so many other wonderful titles by Dr. Seuss that you can share with your children, and, you know, the people who are in charge of the Dr. Seuss brand decided, 'Eh, these six in the light of today really don’t work for everybody.'"
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Burton, who hosted 21 seasons of Reading Rainbow on PBS, is now the host of the Levar Burton Reads podcast.
Some have opposed the removal, with the New York Public Library continuing to distribute all of its Dr. Seuss books amid the clamor and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy reading Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham in a viral tweet.
Others, like Burton, back the suppression, including Seuss's stepdaughter, Lark Grey Dimond-Cate, who defended her stepfather against claims of racism but considered the titles offensive.
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"I think in this day and age, it’s a wise decision," she said. "I think this is a world that right now is in pain, and we’ve all got to be very gentle and thoughtful and kind with each other."
While the books were going for tens of thousands of dollars for a single copy on eBay, the online retailer then forbade sales of the books.
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"At eBay, we have a strict policy against hate and discrimination to ensure our platform remains a safe, trusted and inclusive environment for our global community of buyers and sellers," eBay Corporate Communications Specialist Parmita Choudhury told the Washington Examiner. "We're currently sweeping our marketplace to remove these items. It can take some time to review all existing listings and provide education to impacted users. We're also monitoring the newly published list to be reviewed."
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