On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 2:18 PM, Kevin M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Darren Glass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So I'm not really sure why you > > are trying to get all 'holier than thou' about this right now. > > Part of the mandate for those of us who serve as Peace Corps > Volunteers is that we inform Americans about the countries we visited > and try to correct any incorrect stereotypes. We actually swear an > oath pledging to do that. When I see the country misrepresented, as I > did, I do my best to correct it. It is, essentially, what I was paid a > meager stipend to do. >
I totally get this, and understand where you are coming from. I just think that if you had your "Teacher" hat on instead of your "I hate reality tv" hat on, you would recognize that TAR is a gameshow rather than an educational program and that it would actually be a great source of 'teachable moments'. From other topics, I know you have used tv and current events in really interesting ways iin the classroom, and I thnk this shouldnt be different -- in particular, I for one would have appreciated a post in which you explained more about what you thought was portrayed correctly and what was off and why showing Mongols may be un-PC etc, but your post instead seemed to attack TAR and ts fans, and more generally all tv under a huge genre of 'reality'. In other words, flies, honey, vinegar. d --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
