right, maybe bad example. But saying literature is "racist" is kind of general. It depends on if the author or one of the characters is being racist. If a character is racist the author might be making a point that this is undesireable behavior. It's really case by case.
--- In [email protected], "Stephanie Smilay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. > > Nonsense. It is not in the least offensive, any more than Randy > Newman's Rednecks is offensive. The fact that the author is > describing offensive behavior does not mean that he agrees with it. > Clearly, he does not. > > Kipling, on the other hand, really did believe that the white race was > superior to the people they colonized. There is an additional > question as to whether the work of a bona fide racist is worth taking > the effort of getting past the attitudes of the author, but let's be > clear about what those attitudes were first of all. > > Stephanie (back to humor momentarily. Really) > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
