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ironychan ended up on Metaquotes, but I wanted to post about it directly.
"Childhood: You like 'Babar' books.
Adolescence: You're too old for books about talking elephants, but you remember them and from time to time you vaguely wonder why all the humans in them appear to be white Europeans, when elephants live in Africa and India.
Adulthood: Nostalgia compels you to pick up a 'Babar' book, at which point you realize that Babar's visit to the city and the subsequent adoption of human culture by the elephants are a metaphor for the White Man's responsibility to bring civilization to the Noble Savages. You go D:
Social Awareness: Destroying your childhood, one beloved memory at a time."
The main problem I see is - it's right.
I've been enjoying reading books I grew up with to Little Bit. What I didn't realize is that I'd find myself occasionally editing words or phrases on the fly or stopping to explain that such and such "isn't really appropriate anymore".
Kipling so far has been particularly troublesome. On the other hand the big worry I have with Paddington is telling her Paddington shouldn't be a role model in that while he means well, he doesn't think things through. *smile*
It's like "Blazing Saddles". Still considered to be a comedy legend, but some phrases and scenes make people very uncomfortable today.
ironychan ended up on Metaquotes, but I wanted to post about it directly."Childhood: You like 'Babar' books.
Adolescence: You're too old for books about talking elephants, but you remember them and from time to time you vaguely wonder why all the humans in them appear to be white Europeans, when elephants live in Africa and India.
Adulthood: Nostalgia compels you to pick up a 'Babar' book, at which point you realize that Babar's visit to the city and the subsequent adoption of human culture by the elephants are a metaphor for the White Man's responsibility to bring civilization to the Noble Savages. You go D:
Social Awareness: Destroying your childhood, one beloved memory at a time."
The main problem I see is - it's right.
I've been enjoying reading books I grew up with to Little Bit. What I didn't realize is that I'd find myself occasionally editing words or phrases on the fly or stopping to explain that such and such "isn't really appropriate anymore".
Kipling so far has been particularly troublesome. On the other hand the big worry I have with Paddington is telling her Paddington shouldn't be a role model in that while he means well, he doesn't think things through. *smile*
It's like "Blazing Saddles". Still considered to be a comedy legend, but some phrases and scenes make people very uncomfortable today.
