tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post3003100695517471867..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: The same or different? (Anne Rooney)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-46064050682934926762014-08-10T05:02:00.595+01:002014-08-10T05:02:00.595+01:00Thank you for sharing this great article. I look f...Thank you for sharing this great article. I look forward for more like this<br />Agen Bola Terpercayahttp://www.ikutbet.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-81455183765785593492014-08-09T16:26:54.363+01:002014-08-09T16:26:54.363+01:00Oh Anne Rooney - I think you've spotted here t...Oh Anne Rooney - I think you've spotted here that the pc Emperor is starkers, and I hugely admire you for it. I didn't want to read about people like me when I was a child, and I didn't feel 'excluded' from the world of princesses etc, although I actively hated Winnie the Pooh because it portrayed a world I didn't feel comfortable with - very middle-class, with a Heals nursery and a spider-rescuing glass somewhere in the picture (we squished them).<br />On the other hand, I've always felt uncomfortable around Shylock and Fagin - such stereotypes DO affect people's attitudes and behaviour, as the Nazi propagandists knew only too well.Enid Richemonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218197995089241666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-48844166886232625832014-08-09T13:36:41.804+01:002014-08-09T13:36:41.804+01:00Just to be clear (probably unnecessarily) I never ...Just to be clear (probably unnecessarily) I never had any problem finding characters to identify with in literature. They might be from any gender, background, ethnicity, species - that's why we read. But I did a) notice negative stereotypes of Jews b) notice that the sympathetic Jews in books were usually victims and c) rarely saw anyone who shared my ethnic identity in books that I read. Which made me feel invisible.<br />Keren Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121027210783177857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-47192305485067848822014-08-09T12:25:38.451+01:002014-08-09T12:25:38.451+01:00Richard, I think I'd rather use something else...Richard, I think I'd rather use something else to introduce children to other cultures, if they aren't already mixing with them at school. Who are the "gatekeepers" you had in mind?Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-53352061102667016632014-08-09T11:17:57.004+01:002014-08-09T11:17:57.004+01:00No problem liking Boys' books, Anne. I enjoyed...No problem liking Boys' books, Anne. I enjoyed reading Mallory Towers. The only time I came across Little Black Sambo was at the dentist, which is not a perfect introduction to a book, but I still remember it, so it must have made some sort of impression. It didn't seem strange to me either, and I definitely did not link golliwogs to black people, or think them inherently evil no matter if Enid Blyton painted them that way. I suppose that means that there is a golden opportunity to introduce children to other cultures... if you can get it past the gatekeepers.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799125598133377058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-19503883373173750302014-08-09T09:20:38.687+01:002014-08-09T09:20:38.687+01:00Interesting stuff! I always enjoyed Moominland Mid...Interesting stuff! I always enjoyed Moominland Midwinter because Moomintroll was in a familiar world but it had changed and been populated by strange people. The idea of the familiar becoming unfamiliar resonated with me. But I can see that it's a far cry from being the only member of a minority group.Jon Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299901366453310075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-49678838081730142122014-08-09T09:16:50.477+01:002014-08-09T09:16:50.477+01:00This is a thoughtful and enriching post, Anne. I r...This is a thoughtful and enriching post, Anne. I really appreciate your honesty about Little Black Sambo. I think what you have said helps us remember that truly engaged readers [and writers] can get under the skin of a myriad of different people. So it follows that more diversity the better - for all of us.K.M.Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540392557430776265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-69849051997337100582014-08-09T09:04:31.581+01:002014-08-09T09:04:31.581+01:00Brilliant post. Properly looking inside a child...Brilliant post. Properly looking inside a child's head, I think. I was "different", because I was the only girl in a boys' school (and some other things made me feel different, too) but yes, it's a part of growing through childhood that you are aware of your own differences and trying to work them out.Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847390687632715336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-28173262681186177182014-08-09T08:28:17.794+01:002014-08-09T08:28:17.794+01:00Fair enough, Anne, I see your point - but as you s...Fair enough, Anne, I see your point - but as you say, you weren't black, Jewish, etc. So it made it easier for you to enjoy the positive stuff. It might have been different to hear this from someone who didn't see themselves. - or who saw themselves in a negative light. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com