Comments on: Doesn’t anyone else think so? http://nicolerenee.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/doesnt-anyone-else-think-so/ ...Everything up to this moment was leading me here. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:44:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: joey http://nicolerenee.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/doesnt-anyone-else-think-so/#comment-97 joey Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:21:29 +0000 http://nicolerenee.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/doesnt-anyone-else-think-so/#comment-97 To me it seemed pretty obvious that this wasn't a language issue but who knows. Either way, I totally agree with you about bringing that into a children's classroom. To me it seemed pretty obvious that this wasn’t a language issue but who knows. Either way, I totally agree with you about bringing that into a children’s classroom.

]]> By: nicole http://nicolerenee.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/doesnt-anyone-else-think-so/#comment-96 nicole Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:35:16 +0000 http://nicolerenee.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/doesnt-anyone-else-think-so/#comment-96 Thanks guys. What you have to say is good to hear. I'm sure that part of the reason for any singling out, if there was, is the language issue. Sometimes I have to realize that a lot of misunderstandings are just that, especially when information is given second-hand, or reported. I do know that the other teacher I was speaking with didn't have an issue with the image. That still bothers me. I also think that it might be okay to amuse (or bemuse?) ourselves with racist imagery (e.g. Borat, Southpark, or in this case older Disney and Warner Bros. animations) in our private lives, but it's another thing entirely to bring that into a children's classroom, especially in the ESL situation. Thanks guys. What you have to say is good to hear.
I’m sure that part of the reason for any singling out, if there was, is the language issue. Sometimes I have to realize that a lot of misunderstandings are just that, especially when information is given second-hand, or reported. I do know that the other teacher I was speaking with didn’t have an issue with the image. That still bothers me.
I also think that it might be okay to amuse (or bemuse?) ourselves with racist imagery (e.g. Borat, Southpark, or in this case older Disney and Warner Bros. animations) in our private lives, but it’s another thing entirely to bring that into a children’s classroom, especially in the ESL situation.

]]> By: joey http://nicolerenee.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/doesnt-anyone-else-think-so/#comment-95 joey Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:16:23 +0000 http://nicolerenee.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/doesnt-anyone-else-think-so/#comment-95 I'd hate to see what the "W is for Watermellon" card's image is! Seriously though, it sucks for you to get singled out like that (or was it sort of anonymous, the teacher with the problem?). I love that you still were outspoken about it though. The word Indian is fine. My Indian step-mom and all her Indian family don't call themselves Native-American. For that matter all the Mexicans I know don't call themselves Mexican-American either. I’d hate to see what the “W is for Watermellon” card’s image is! Seriously though, it sucks for you to get singled out like that (or was it sort of anonymous, the teacher with the problem?). I love that you still were outspoken about it though.

The word Indian is fine. My Indian step-mom and all her Indian family don’t call themselves Native-American. For that matter all the Mexicans I know don’t call themselves Mexican-American either.

]]> By: Serene http://nicolerenee.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/doesnt-anyone-else-think-so/#comment-94 Serene Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:09:59 +0000 http://nicolerenee.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/doesnt-anyone-else-think-so/#comment-94 After reading about the dialogue with fellow teachers, I wonder why the image wasn't acknowledged as the root of the problem. The image is the fundamental tool for the card, right? And I'm pretty surprised that the image of the backwards Indian warrior kid is universal, and not just part of the American lore. After reading about the dialogue with fellow teachers, I wonder why the image wasn’t acknowledged as the root of the problem. The image is the fundamental tool for the card, right? And I’m pretty surprised that the image of the backwards Indian warrior kid is universal, and not just part of the American lore.

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