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w at er lo oc hr on ic le .c a W at er lo o C hr on ic le | T hu rs da y, M ar ch 18 ,2 02 1 | 6 ABOUT US This newspaper, published every Thursday, is a division of the Metroland Media Group Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. The Metroland family of newspapers is comprised of more than 70 community publications across Ontario. This newspaper is a member of the National NewsMedia Council. Complainants are urged to bring their concerns to the attention of the news- paper and, if not satisfied, write The National NewsMedia Council, Suite 200, 890 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M4W 2H2. 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Published letters will appear in print and/or online at waterloochronicle.ca Delivery For all delivery inquiries, e-mail customerservice@metroland.com or call 519-894-3000 OPINION TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT WATERLOOCHRONICLE.CA EDITORIAL NOTHING WAS 'CANCELLED' IN DR. SEUSS DECISION RE: Libraries still have use for Dr. Seuss (waterloo- chronicle.ca, March 9): The decision to stop making the affected books available came from the Seuss Foundation, not the publisher. That's a small but important distinction, and one that seems rather like a simple product recall than anything resembling censorship. Nothing has been "cancelled." Given that the books are not in print anyway, this tempest in a teapot has on- ly served to make a few old books that the marketplace has already made largely unavailable fall prey to commodification, as their prices have increased ex- ponentially on the second- hand markets. If we hope for a rea- soned discussion as to what is off limits to chil- dren, or what are the vicis- situdes of either cultural significance, morality, rac- ism etc., news coverage from elsewhere has ren- dered that largely moot. Books going out of print is not an especially notable occurrence, and the ac- tions of public libraries needn't be subject to much scrutiny here. I have been in the book trade for more than 30 years and there are issues in the area of letters and book culture that are wor- thy of attention. This is simply not one of them. DAVID WORSLEY, CO-OWNER, WORDS WORTH BOOKS, WATERLOO FOOD SYSTEM MUST CHANGE, BUT DON'T BLAME MEAT-EATERS RE: Activists blame pan- demic on meat-eaters (wa- terloochronicle.ca, Feb. 27): The headline of this ar- ticle was inflammatory and inaccurate. Not one of the activists there said we were blaming meat-eaters. All of us have been meat-eaters in the past, but stopped, because of what we've learned about climate, animals and human health. What we said very clear- ly was that we wanted to help the public understand the source of this and other pandemics and epidemics so that we can all make changes in our own lives, and demand change from our governments. The World Health Orga- nization says that three out of four emerging diseases are zoonotic, which means they come to us from other animals. We need to change our food system. We, as a society, need to understand that what's good for human health is also good for the planet's health, and the health of animals both wild and domestic. We are all in this togeth- er, but it's humans who need to make change. We're here to provide informa- tion, and that's what our website, EatingAnimal- sCausesPandemics.com, seeks to do. MO MARKHAM, KITCHENER LETTERS & COMMENTARY The cosmic kerfuffle over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey is being called the stuff of soap operas by some. Others say it could be the beginning of the end for the monarchy as we know it. It is interesting to watch from a comfortable distance, but we should not lose sight of the fact that while the monarchy to most Canadians is a benign curiosity or a quaint anachronism, it is much more to citizens of the United Kingdom. These allegations are among the most serious that the "firm" has faced in recent memory. For example, that a member of the "institution" asked Prince Harry about how dark his son, Archie's, skin would be given that his mother is biracial. And the allegation by Markle that Archie, now two, was denied an honorary peerage title -- a claim already being disputed by British Royal experts -- presumably, again, because of his mixed ethnic heritage. Markle also told Winfrey that she felt so isolated within the firm and victimized by racist tabloid press coverage, that she felt suicidal and sought help from the Royal human resources department, only to be told that it would not "look good." (This, too, is being questioned in some quarters be- cause long before now various Royals have suffered emotional issues and have received support and treat- ment.) And Harry's entirely believable claim that living inside the palace and the institution is a suffocating existence, one which he would not have escaped had he not met and fallen in love with Markle. That is believable because he is hardly the first to attest to it. A 1987 book about Diana, Princess of Wales, described her suicidal unhappiness and isolation, and the lack of support she received in the unhappy years before her separation from future king Prince Charles. Diana died tragically in a 1997 car accident while being pursued by tabloid press paparazzi. It is no surprise to hear Harry and Markle both de- scribe life within the Royal family as anything but warm and fuzzy. Few would dispute the contention that a central fea- ture of life within the Windsor family is service over self. Queen Elizabeth is perhaps the quintessential mod- el of that -- she has sacrificed repeatedly throughout her long life and career. But that life is not for everyone, especially those not born into it. People will continue to criticize and condemn Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for choosing something dif- ferent, but we shouldn't be overly harsh. They left a controlled and privileged life for some- thing they thought would be better for their family. And odds are, the firm will survive this as it has countless previous storms. ROYAL DYSFUNCTION HAS A LONG AND STORIED HISTORY