tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38694204.post3653546809882913736..comments2017-08-11T18:32:50.820-07:00Comments on white anti-racist parent: my many colored daysTerezahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537776511607080977noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38694204.post-47651720648210265472009-09-02T23:32:05.078-07:002009-09-02T23:32:05.078-07:00The colors of our skin are not the colors on a col...The colors of our skin are not the colors on a color wheel. It's a story. Not everything has to be negative. Precisely what's wrong with man kind! "let's find the negative and translate what this person REALLY meant." Look in the mirror and ask yourself how you have the ability to make nothing into something? This may help you with your outlook on many things in life. This comes from an individual who is mixed, not confused and does not relate the tone of my skin to a color wheel. Best of luck to you.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941660609404521361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38694204.post-30854896061303092712009-04-12T12:28:00.000-07:002009-04-12T12:28:00.000-07:00I think seeking a racial meaning where there reall...I think seeking a racial meaning where there really isn't any is not a good thing at all. The bottom line is colors DO evoke emotions, and although the emotions portrayed here aren't the only ones attributed to each color, they definitely are some of those. Perhaps, if you feel that there is a problem, a discussion with your son about the other emotions the colors evoke would be appropriate. For example, while black can evoke fear, anger, evil, darkness and such, it also is a very elegant color, as seen in the connotation that a black suit has.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526996846991902312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38694204.post-30512301013716109452009-02-16T13:26:00.000-08:002009-02-16T13:26:00.000-08:00kimb2425, as a response to your comment, see my co...kimb2425, as a response to your comment, see my comment above from March 8, 2007.Terezahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537776511607080977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38694204.post-39290856624293213492009-02-16T12:26:00.000-08:002009-02-16T12:26:00.000-08:00Seriously? Do you actually believe that Dr. Suess...Seriously? Do you actually believe that Dr. Suess might have been trying to make some kind of racial statement? I am an elementary music educator and I use this book all the time to talk about how music makes you feel different emotions. Dr. Suess took it a step farther and added color...brilliant! It's abstract but the kids get it. Guess you didn't.kimb2425https://www.blogger.com/profile/08466150575609321385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38694204.post-21144648406688552042007-03-09T06:24:00.000-08:002007-03-09T06:24:00.000-08:00To be honest I'm just new to the whole thought tha...To be honest I'm just new to the whole thought that our positive or negative use of color could have an impact on our children at all. I was watching a video on youtube, sorry it can't find the link, look up "a girl like me".<BR/><BR/>I cried and cried when I saw that black children were picking out a black doll as the "bad" doll, and though my daughter is white it horrified me to think that perhaps someday she would have the same subtle associates from the world around us.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942415229259955664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38694204.post-34426659286184031242007-03-08T22:10:00.000-08:002007-03-08T22:10:00.000-08:00just me, thank you for your comment. I guess I don...just me, thank you for your comment. I guess I don't care so much about the intent of the author or illustrator as much as I care about the result. It's likely that the book wasn't written like this on purpose. These subtle messages are so pervasive that it's easy to perpetuate them without being conscious of them. Regardless, this kind of conditioning and association-formation (black = scary, brown = slow or low, yellow = bee-like, obedient, hardworking, indistinguishible from others....) has negative results on all of us - especially children who are so impressionable. I don't want to overanalyze everything, but I think it's good to notice and question how words, images, and the meaning they evoke intersect in children's books.Terezahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537776511607080977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38694204.post-60287297960998810842007-03-08T18:45:00.000-08:002007-03-08T18:45:00.000-08:00I've never thought of it like that before. Do you...I've never thought of it like that before. Do you believe it was written that way on purpose?Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942415229259955664noreply@blogger.com