tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post3515704309817438966..comments2024-02-25T01:48:45.848-07:00Comments on Mr. Center's Wall: Wednesday's for Kids III -- UNCLE REMUS (a day early)Joseph Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post-40971242472233978332010-12-09T10:35:38.247-07:002010-12-09T10:35:38.247-07:00I can't help but put the epoch of slavery righ...I can't help but put the epoch of slavery right along with the terror of the Holocaust. (Maybe "slavery" should earn a capital letter, too.) I think it's a really good point that, well, it happened. It's horrible, but there you go. Can't do anything about the past; we can only( and sorry for the bland cliche, but there's truth in it) learn and grow from it.Joseph Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post-28222511880272568982010-12-09T10:28:36.827-07:002010-12-09T10:28:36.827-07:00slavery is a part of this country's history an...slavery is a part of this country's history and clearly directed the road we embarked on as a country. it can't be changed. it can't be erased. it can't be lessened or even glorified. it's part of all of us in this great country. all countries have dark pockets of history but that doesn't mean it should be forgotten or even dwelled upon.<br /><br />i loved daddy's uncle remus voice. he is a master.kcbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11455254101425936912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post-30052450157318245692010-12-07T11:57:22.579-07:002010-12-07T11:57:22.579-07:00There are clips all over the place. Go to the web...There are clips all over the place. Go to the website I mentioned: uncleremus.com. Soem good stuff there.<br /><br />The whole racism thing wears me out. Intollerance like that is so outside my realm of understanding that while I understand how it came about--through ignorance, ego, fear--I still don't get how people can actually believe and feel that stuff and BE racist. <br /><br />A potential point of discussion however: out of tragedy and ugliness often comes the greatest art. Where would we be in this country without Jazz, for example, are the barbecue? This is very unlikely to have come about if slavery had not happened....<br /><br />I don't know.<br /><br />Thoughts?Joseph Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post-31041236786329507862010-12-07T11:44:33.537-07:002010-12-07T11:44:33.537-07:00Interesting stuff. You know, the problem is, if y...Interesting stuff. You know, the problem is, if you're writing a kids' book about African Americans at the time, you really don't want to write the evils of slavery. It's something you usually deal with when you're a little older. But at the same time, if the message gets to the kids at a young age, "Oh slavery wasn't really that bad!" that's not a good thing at all either. But by banning it you're losing a crucial part of the picture. Surely a lot of slaves lived a grim existence, but I can't imagine that they always dwelled on it. I don't know. I'd have to see the movie to decide, but as you said, I can't.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708022607046379611noreply@blogger.com