WASHINGTON (SBG) — Tuesday, March 2, 2021: the birthday of famous children’s author Dr. Seuss and also "Read Across America Day.”

It’s also the day the company that controls his books and characters decided it would no longer publish or sell six of those books; a decision being praised by some and criticized by others as "cancel culture."

Some are criticizing the Biden administration for leaving the author's name out of a proclamation written to commemorate the day.

In response, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, "I think it’s important that children of all backgrounds see themselves in the books that they read," in a briefing Tuesday.

Critics call the omission part of a dangerous trend in American society.

"Big business may take your job away. Big tech may de-platform you. Your liberal college may kick you out of school," said Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., during a speech at CPAC on Saturday.

On Feb. 4, in response to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene being ousted from her Congressional Committee assignments, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said, "Everyone has said something they wish they hadn’t.  Everyone has done something they wish they hadn’t done, so who will the cancel culture attack next?"

Now, Jordain has asked House Democrats, who control the agenda, for a hearing on cancel culture, in a letter saying:  "From newsrooms to college campuses to social media giants, we have seen a dangerous trend towards silencing and censoring certain political speech."

On social media many have said, if there is a hearing the first witness should be Colin Kaepernick, who has been unable to find a job in the NFL after repeatedly taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality.

At the New York Times, 45-year veteran journalist Donald McNeil has spoken out about his resignation from the paper, following reporting of a conversation he had with a student he said was taken out of context. 

In a four-part rebuttal, he accused the newspaper's management of disciplining him before knowing the facts, in addition to accusing one editor of making the newsroom "more like North Korea every day."

The bottom line, public relations experts say, is it's starting to impact just about everyone.

“Cancel culture has changed everything. Companies five to 10 years ago, if there was a crisis, it wasn’t trending on Twitter," said Kris Ruby, a public relations expert and CEO of Ruby Media Group.

Those involved in the canceling often say this movement is simply about accountability, if a person or a company holds views that go against yours, you can use the power of social media to call attention to it and of the purse to protest