tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post115853899934729440..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Big stereotypes on the prairieRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-1158871562842929682006-09-21T13:46:00.000-07:002006-09-21T13:46:00.000-07:00I wouldn't discourage kids from reading it if it w...I wouldn't discourage kids from reading it if it was good literature, but I'd give them the necessary background to understand it. That's precisely what I argued for in my long deconstruction of <A HREF="http://www.bluecorncomics.com/huckfinn.htm" REL="nofollow"><I>Huck Finn</I></A>.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-1158711257126772192006-09-19T17:14:00.000-07:002006-09-19T17:14:00.000-07:00I loved the "Little House" books for their authent...I loved the "Little House" books for their authentic (albeit romanticized) portrayal of a family's journey westward. The attitudes toward Indians, considered racist by the standards of today, are important indicators of how settlers viewed their indigenous hosts. To discourage kids to read this would be detrimental--much like discouraging the reading of "Huckleberry Finn" or "Oliver Twist" because of their painfully bigoted depictions of African-Americans and Jews.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com