Re: [wc] Little Miss Sunshine and Racist Children's Literature

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:22:42 -0700

I agree with Ellen... It is good that these things shock us now so we can see how far we have come. I personally think no books should be banned.

On 8/18/06, Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Playing devil's advocate (as usual), I don't know if racist
children's literature is as evil as you are describing. This was the
problem with banning Huckleberry Finn from libraries. Set in the
late 20th/21st century, it is offensive. Set before, during, or
immediately after the civil war, it can provide insight into what
life was like then for certain groups of people. I think is why
books like Huck Finn are assigned in schools. If the book wasn't
written to be intentionally offensive, it can be enlightening. You
know, those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it, etc. etc.
I'm just sayin'.

--- In [email protected], Eleanor Keyser


<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hey, I'm okay with changing the day or time if that's better for
folks.
>
> It's not LBS. I wish, at least that's short. Nope, this is a
lengthy book and a bit more surreptitious. Any guesses?
>
> I will try to make it (and I have a perfectly serviceable WC sign,
> featuring the features of our own Gene Weingarten); unfortunately, I
> have a meeting in Laurel (no relation to Burtonsville) at 2, so
> depending on acts of God and meeting members' volubility, I may be
> delayed.
>
>
> Little Black Sambo is NOTHING to Rudyard Kipling--have you ever READ
> How the Leopard Got His Spots? But my father used to call me Taffy,
> so I still have a soft spot for Kiplingmania.
>
> Stephanie
>


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