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Post by sharon on Jul 18, 2012 17:09:07 GMT -6
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Post by sharon on Jul 18, 2012 17:10:11 GMT -6
I thought this article was really well thought out and made a lot of sense. And it really would apply to reading books that are sexist, homophobic, or have any other kind of bigotry in them as well, too.
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Post by swood9 on Jul 18, 2012 22:16:13 GMT -6
Sharon, this is a great article. I have a biracial brother, I remember the exact day that my mother explained racism to me. My brother was discriminated against by the parents of another child and I was astounded and confused. The color of his skin was why they didn't like him? It blew my mind. I hope my son feels the same way when the topic is discussed for the first time.
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Post by sharon on Jul 19, 2012 4:31:15 GMT -6
I remember having this discussion with my wife when she was reading the Little House on the Prairie series with our son and us coming to the same conclusion - dealing with it head on was better than avoiding it or not reading a great book (or books in this case) because of it. But I loved the way the article laid it out so clearly.
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