tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post1477665506566423565..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Learning about Indians in schoolRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-23446447511498477322008-04-25T13:34:00.000-07:002008-04-25T13:34:00.000-07:00hey, guys--everything you say is true, but there a...hey, guys--everything you say is true, but there are some encouraging developments. because my stepson married a Yurok (Northern California) woman, I have three Native grandsons, all of whom love the work of Sherman Alexie, a Spokane native.<BR/>Natives are making movies--see especially Chris Eyre--and young folk are watching them. And many of them are learning the language lost to their parents because of the boarding schools.<BR/>The world has moved beyond McMurtry and yes, the mainstream media needs to catch up.<BR/>Peace...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-2817419053043173482008-03-07T09:24:00.000-08:002008-03-07T09:24:00.000-08:00I haven't missed anything, but you must've missed ...I haven't missed anything, but <I>you</I> must've missed the times I said I'm writing to educate readers and viewers. If audiences learn to distinguish between stereotypical and nonstereotypical works, they'll demand more of the latter.<BR/><BR/>Your stupid mistake if you thought I was writing to McMurtry, Ossana, and CBS's executives and hoping they'd chance across my blog. If I had meant to send my critiques to them, I would've done so.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-9629189619860191042008-03-02T07:58:00.000-08:002008-03-02T07:58:00.000-08:00Writerfella here -- What you have missed and f...Writerfella here --<BR/> What you have missed and failed to mention, therefore, is that Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, and then executives at CBS, all have failed to READ what you have written about their COMANCHE MOON project! Ach du lieber! HOW could they have missed it?<BR/>All Best<BR/>Russ Bates<BR/>'writerfella'writerfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111681906238053379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-49246565038132478122008-03-02T06:15:00.000-08:002008-03-02T06:15:00.000-08:00Did you miss all the times people have pointed out...Did you miss all the times people have pointed out the lack of original programming about Indians? I and others do it often. See the <A HREF="http://www.bluecorncomics.com/2008/02/hatter-fox-news.html" REL="nofollow">article</A> I wrote about Joanelle Romero, for instance.<BR/><BR/>I posted a picture of the stereotypical Indians in <A HREF="http://www.bluecorncomics.com/commoon.htm" REL="nofollow"><I>Comanche Moon</I></A> at the bottom of <A HREF="http://www.bluecorncomics.com/2008/02/educating-russ-about-historical.html" REL="nofollow">Educating Russ About Historical Accuracy</A>. Did you miss that too? These Indians were based on McMurtry and Ossana's stereotypical screenplay, which I've criticized repeatedly.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-17963734488160330442008-03-01T02:43:00.000-08:002008-03-01T02:43:00.000-08:00Writerfella here -- We would find ourselves in...Writerfella here --<BR/> We would find ourselves in any kind of eventual 'agreement,' IF you could point out that the lack of new, original programming reduced the causation factor in children's attitudes anent Native Americans. Lacking such, then what you have been stumping and pumping for is as much fallacy as is this blog itself. Show us all a picture of COMANCHE MOON perpetuating your theses...<BR/>All Best<BR/>Russ Bates<BR/>'writerfella'writerfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111681906238053379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-13202959294964251302008-02-29T13:04:00.000-08:002008-02-29T13:04:00.000-08:00So you agree with me now that the media's to blame...So you agree with me now that the media's to blame for our limited and stereotypical knowledge of Indians? Finally!<BR/><BR/>I've already blamed Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana for misinforming us about Comanche history and culture in <A HREF="http://www.bluecorncomics.com/commoon.htm" REL="nofollow"><I>Comanche Moon</I></A>. Fortunately, I pointed out their most egregious mistakes.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-64815738576160997622008-02-27T04:12:00.000-08:002008-02-27T04:12:00.000-08:00Writerfella here -- What is missing from that ...Writerfella here --<BR/> What is missing from that extremely centrist, specious article and argument about those 'newly-minted' 10th graders is that few of them can spell well at all, or write a good, clean English sentence, or find Cincinnati on a map of the United States, or name the 17th President. Too bad that the media are continuing to fail these 10th graders so badly, as it certainly MUST NOT BE due to the educational system itself! Better to blame David Letterman and Larry McMurtry and J. J. Abrams and the NBC Nightly News, among others! Hmm, one wonders if the national averages in ACT scores rose any during the 100-day Hollywood writers' strike?<BR/>All Best<BR/>Russ Bates<BR/>'writerfella'writerfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111681906238053379noreply@blogger.com