tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266371.post3546212871565701334..comments2024-01-25T21:02:12.558-05:00Comments on Springer's Journal: The History At Home | 4. My Son' 1st Real History LessonChristina Springerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344959813985960573noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266371.post-65516916314355391842008-02-09T07:49:00.000-05:002008-02-09T07:49:00.000-05:00Exactly Deesha! Sesame Street is educational! Ge...Exactly Deesha! Sesame Street is educational! Get children learning? That's dangerous. And please on't allow them to think for themselves! Wherever will we get the necessary mindless drones to happily fill up the workforce?<BR/><BR/>Regardless, I'm glad you enjoyed Our friend, Martin.Christina Springerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344959813985960573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266371.post-86172824978274389272008-02-08T17:59:00.000-05:002008-02-08T17:59:00.000-05:00Shoot, the Old School Sesame Street DVD collection...Shoot, the Old School Sesame Street DVD collection comes with a warning label!<BR/><BR/>We just watched "Our Friend, Martin" based on your recommendation. My 4 y.o. was disturbed too. When the bus driver refused to pick up the boys, she blurted out, "But that's not fair!" We cuddled during the funeral scene.<BR/><BR/>As soon as it was over she asked to see it again, but she wanted to start at the part where "the white people were being mean at the school." This really gave us an opportunity to have an age-appropriate conversation and history lesson.<BR/><BR/>Thank you!Ferocious Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287894265595748824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266371.post-18109103723733086942008-02-05T08:14:00.000-05:002008-02-05T08:14:00.000-05:00Good point. I'm glad you raised it. I do believe t...Good point. I'm glad you raised it. I do believe that the rating "Our Friend Martin" recieved reflects a larger, deeper and more disturbing issue of culturally "molly coddling" children. In many respects, the film's main character portrays the direct results of this historical ignorance. <BR/><BR/>Miles takes his friends, his education, his mother's business and all of the trifles and trappings of success for granted. At one point in the film, he calls his mother "a slave to her business." To which she responds, "you can never be a slave to your own dream." He, of course, shrugs and rolls his eyes. Sound familiar?<BR/><BR/>It is my belief that the tides are turning. That the mantle of white supremacy upon which our world revolves is splitting. Those who benefit from its continued existence must now fight tooth and nail to prevent it. And they must do so in the most sneaky and under-handed ways.<BR/><BR/>Having our children forget is one of the first steps. Making them complacent, cooperative and focused on goals smaller than business, law and technology (such as sports and entertainment) keeps this foundation in place. <BR/><BR/>Rating this movie PG is one way of insuring this. I'm sure that by the time my son was old enough to watch this movie - we would have had to bribe him to sit through it. However, fratricide on the African savannah is G-rated.Christina Springerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344959813985960573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266371.post-18823196719053141872008-02-05T05:30:00.000-05:002008-02-05T05:30:00.000-05:00The MPAA issues ratings that sometimes border on A...The MPAA issues ratings that sometimes border on Arbitrary.<BR/><BR/>especially when it comes to differentiating between G and PG movies.<BR/><BR/>There is definitely a discernable difference between how the MPAA views Things people of color do and things that white folks do.<BR/><BR/>Then, of course, there is the advantage that big studios have to influence the ratings for marketing reasons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com