tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1037757276730641216.post6531359373907526631..comments2023-04-05T04:35:35.528-07:00Comments on I Spy a Family: On My SoapboxKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06368344688034538089noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1037757276730641216.post-77484553203618064042011-01-13T13:01:49.979-08:002011-01-13T13:01:49.979-08:00I couldn't agree with you more. Very well said...I couldn't agree with you more. Very well said.Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514992909586849215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1037757276730641216.post-3730665113837205162011-01-13T12:17:58.748-08:002011-01-13T12:17:58.748-08:00I could not believe it when I heard that they were...I could not believe it when I heard that they were editing the book. Part of the reason Huck Finn makes such an impact is BECAUSE of the accurate portrayal of a very difficult time in history. Watering it down waters down the message as well. <br /><br />In our quest to be PC we are missing the point!jenhttp://mostlymorgan.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1037757276730641216.post-85343471401019158712011-01-08T16:37:41.489-08:002011-01-08T16:37:41.489-08:00You've got a loud "AMEN!" And "...You've got a loud "AMEN!" And "RIGHT ON!" coming from my couch as well... which is funny since I'd *never* really yell those things out. <br /><br />I could not agree more with you... this is just so, so, so ridiculous!Christine @ 12,450miles https://www.blogger.com/profile/06593782429987800305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1037757276730641216.post-1622865783526657602011-01-07T18:58:36.066-08:002011-01-07T18:58:36.066-08:00Absolutely agree.
I think part of it is fear of li...Absolutely agree.<br />I think part of it is fear of litigation. Schools are terrified of doing anything wrong, out of fear that they will be sued. And sadly, parents "don't have time" to talk with their kids, as Elizabeth wisely suggested, about the difference between right and wrong; but they have ample time to throw together a lawsuit when someone's left pinky toe steps out of line. (Does that make any sense? I'm tired. It's Friday. I need a drink...)<br />But seriously, it's so ridiculous that we're editing literature here. When you take out the author's language, no matter how offensive, it is no longer his or her story. And frankly, the uglier the historical mistake, the more likely it is to change, right? Why can't teachers and parents take the time to explain the language in books like this instead of dancing around topics that make them uncomfortable?<br />Sigh.<br />Thanks for writing about this!Elizabeth Frickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369568911391997731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1037757276730641216.post-28045554394478128422011-01-07T18:22:38.119-08:002011-01-07T18:22:38.119-08:00Preach it, sister. I totally agree. If you talk ...Preach it, sister. I totally agree. If you talk with your kids, they will understand the difference between right and wrong. At 4, Isaac has no problem stopping an adult in mid-conversation to tell them that "stupid" is a mean word and they shouldn't say it.everythingismeowsomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671155513531459483noreply@blogger.com