Pro Lifers Are Co-Opting Horton Hears A Who

Horton Hears A Who, the Dr. Seuss story about an elephant who takes it upon himself to protect the lives of a tiny civilization of people, the Whos, he discovers living on a speck of dust, has struck a cord with pro-lifers. Some -kooks- activists showed up at the Los Angeles premiere to cheer for lines in the movie like, “A person’s a person, no matter how small.” (Ed. Note: Meanwhile, is a Who a person?) Much to the surprise of attendees like the author’s widow Audrey Geisel (at left– she totes looks like the Grinch, no????) and attorney Karl Zobell who has represented the couple’s interests for some 40 years.

“I thought maybe there was a nut loose in the theater or something,” says Karl ZoBell.

But what does “Mrs. Seuss” say?

After the show, ZoBell saw the demonstrators handing out anti-abortion flyers designed to resemble movie tickets. Geisel’s widow, Audrey Geisel, was there — and ZoBell says none of this sat well with her.

“She doesn’t like people to hijack Dr. Seuss characters or material to front their own points of view,” ZoBell said.

Yeah, these pro-lifers are all really vocal until some little Who gets left on a doorstep and then where are they?

In ‘Horton’ Movie, Abortion Foes Hear an Ally [NPR]