tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post4278497606067807352..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: "Indians scare me, Mommy"Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-39888996976828276762008-02-06T03:23:00.000-08:002008-02-06T03:23:00.000-08:00The daughter told her mother she was scared. That...The daughter told her mother she was scared. That isn't a discussion. We don't know how or whether the mother responded.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, you've missed the point of this entire discussion. Repeat: The media is the primary means of conveying stereotypes from one segment of the population to another. Personal contacts are a distant second.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-7134148464043065362008-02-03T00:11:00.000-08:002008-02-03T00:11:00.000-08:00Writerfella here -- Rob, once again you have m...Writerfella here --<BR/> Rob, once again you have missed the point of your own anecdote. Did the girl NOT discuss the content of her incident WITH HER PARENTS? Then, what were the results of her discussion? OMG!<BR/>All Best<BR/>Russ Bates<BR/>'writerfella'writerfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111681906238053379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-45750480205439000222008-02-01T16:32:00.000-08:002008-02-01T16:32:00.000-08:00Repeat: The girl learned about Indians from an ev...Repeat: The girl learned about Indians from an event outside her home, not from her parents. Telling her mother that Indians scare her isn't the same as learning from her mother.<BR/><BR/>The canard that "American children derive their views of Native Americans SOLELY from the media" exists solely in your imagination. I never used the word "solely." What I said was what I just reiterated:<BR/><BR/>The media is the primary means of conveying stereotypes from one segment of the population to another. Personal contacts are a distant second.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-78241430502068893342008-01-31T03:25:00.000-08:002008-01-31T03:25:00.000-08:00Writerfella here -- But - but - but that does n...Writerfella here --<BR/> But - but - but that does nothing to dispell your overtly written position that American families DO NOT DISCUSS INDIANS AT HOME OR OTHERWISE, and that American children derive their views of Native Americans SOLELY from the media. Oops, whistling sounds are coming in from THAT particular canard! Oh, look! They're about to crash into Mt. Rushmore!<BR/>All Best<BR/>Russ Bates<BR/>'writerfella'writerfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111681906238053379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-46226501754310121092008-01-28T23:02:00.000-08:002008-01-28T23:02:00.000-08:00Maybe Mommy plays a scary drum recording every day...Maybe Mommy plays a scary drum recording every day so her daughter will "learn" about Indians. ;-)<BR/><BR/>There's no evidence that Mom <I>did</I> talk to her daughter about Indians. The girl learned about them from an event outside her home, not from her parents.<BR/><BR/>How many other children encounter Indians during their formative years? If the percentage is greater than 5%, I'd be surprised.<BR/><BR/>As for what this website says, learn to read, Russ. Here's a quote on the subject:<BR/><BR/>http://www.bluecorncomics.com/2008/01/chinese-yes-indians-no.html<BR/><BR/>I never said people don't convey stereotypes in person. I said stereotypes in the media <I>predominate</I>.<BR/><BR/>Repeat: The media is the primary means of conveying stereotypes from one segment of the population to another. Personal contacts are a distant second.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-30820641035406733122008-01-27T17:05:00.000-08:002008-01-27T17:05:00.000-08:00Writerfella here Acording to this website, A...Writerfella here <BR/> Acording to this website, American parents DO NOT discuss Indians with their children. Consequently, then, how is such a confrontational issue coming to pass? Could it be...simply a media by-product?<BR/>All Best <BR/>Russ Bates<BR/>'writerfella"writerfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111681906238053379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-24134212148940331292008-01-27T00:55:00.000-08:002008-01-27T00:55:00.000-08:00Nearly four months later, she still talks about th...Nearly four months later, she still talks about the event. Every time she hears the sound of a drum, she says “boom, boom, boom. Indians scare me, Mommy.”<BR/><BR/>My question to to this so called mother is, where would her 2 year old daughter hear drums almost a year after the protest? Maybe someone should contact child protective services.<BR/><BR/><BR/>AnonymouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com