Questions for modern parenting.....

[patgund]

Is one being racist if they admit they LOATHE "Dora The Explorer"??

Comments

[msss.livejournal.com]

Doesn't it depend on why you loathe her?

I have to admit that I've been impressed by the number of non-Caucasian cartoons that I've seen lately. My own experience was that growing up with the ideal of blonde and blue-eyed princesses was unhelpful.

[mama-hogswatch.livejournal.com]

The only princess I much liked growing up was Leia. While white, she was neither blonde nor blue-eyed.

[msss.livejournal.com]

Come to think of it, I'm not sure that indoctrination about royalty was that great either. Bother growing up and being able to actually analyse fairy tales rather than just enjoying them.

[mama-hogswatch.livejournal.com]

No.

Having to adore non-WASP is just as racist has automatically disliking non-WASP.

What's not racist is to take things on their own merits.

[jennybbad.livejournal.com]

If I had been drinking milk, it certainly would have shot out of my nose upon reading this! :))

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

There's worse.

[patgund.livejournal.com]

Well, there's the Molestasaurus Rex, and then the hell beast known as "Elmo" for starters......

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

I hate it because of the monkey. I don't think that's considered racist, just species-ist.

[americanstd.livejournal.com]

Yes, you are.

You're just being a closed-minded bigot, that's why you don't like her.

Go back to listening to Rush Limbaugh.

[patgund.livejournal.com]

I'd rather listen to Dora the Explorer........*chuckle*

[snufflesdbear.livejournal.com]

Showing my non-child rearing ignorance here- did not realize she was a POC! LOL!

Hear disney is coming out with a Black Princess and the Frog? Looks white, only color "corrected".

Blue Snuffles is a Snuffles of Color, and says it is not racist to hate any annoying cartoon character.

[lapiskelinia.livejournal.com]

Only if you hate her for being hispanic.

If you hate her for being an annoying, twerpy little kid, that's something else entirely.

Hate on!