Nasty sexism and ageism debases Dr. Seuss

I have only seen the trailer for The Lorax during the Superbowl, but that contained a little piece of dialogue that was so contrary to Dr. Seuss's elegant style and humane philosophy that I am sure the entire movie will be foul. What was this dialogue? Some little squirt is about to sock another character and is told "You wouldn't hit a woman" (or words to that effect), to which the squirt replies, "You call THAT a woman?"

Well, squirt, a woman can be any age, any size, any shape, any color. We are still women when we are fat or flabby or old enough to be your grandmother. We are still women when we are fully clothed. We are still women when we are your 5th grade teacher.

I know that this is just an attempt at 5th-grade humor, but it was not written by a 5th grade boy. It was written by a grown male writer who thought that kids would find it funny, and approved by grown man editors who also thought that kids would find it funny. That's really a sad commentary on how they want boys to grow up, and it has nothing whatever to do with Dr. Seuss.