The bias suggested by Michael Atherton is ridiculous. I simply responded to his request for good Mexican restaurants in S. Minneapolis with Mariachi music on weekends. Mariachi music typically is played by males recounting some romantic adventure gone very wrong, but is probably a step above the most violent and sexually themed rap music; neither is appropriate for young children, I believe. I suppose the musical style of either can be and is appropriately adapted for children, but that of course has nothing to do with his original post.
So far, three folks have responded directly to his request. Apparent to these responses, he must look to the Westside of St. Paul (Boca Chica near Cesar Chavez and Wabasha per Andy Driscoll) or festivals and private parties in Minneapolis (per Annie Young) or make his own music arrangements (per me, Bill Kahn). So in a degeneration of the thread away from Minneapolis issues, Atherton goes on to suggest that violence and racial prejudice are learned in public schools, that I am racially prejudiced based on my view of Mariachis (I enjoy them, mostly, as long as I'm not eating, but drinking is okay). I'll assume that he meant Minneapolis Public Schools teach violence and racial prejudice, since otherwise his last two posts could be considered violations of list rules (not my call); I believe that he is very wrong in this supposition about MPS. Now this new direction to home schooling brings me back to a question I asked some time ago about how home schooled Minneapolis kids are socialized to deal with others of different backgrounds. Atherton has not responded, except in this thread to suggest that I have some prejudice against homeschooling in general and that kids listening to songs of heartache in a language they don't understand will do the trick (but Atherton's kids may be at the perfect age to start learning another language). Just how do Minneapolis home schoolers do it? Bill Kahn laboring too late at understanding all languages in Prospect Park REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
