[Vision2020] Offensive Cartoon (in my opinion)

[Sue Hovey]

Golly, Chas

I think its miraculous you were somehow genetically encoded to think 
reflectively, critically, and analytically inasmuch as your parents and your 
teachers appear to have had  no role in the development of those traits. 
Perhaps it was we who taught you to generalize.

Sue H.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chasuk" <chasuk at gmail.com>
To: "Kai Eiselein" <editor at lataheagle.com>
Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Offensive Cartoon (in my opinion)


> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 20:05, Kai Eiselein <editor at lataheagle.com> wrote:
>
>> Chas, do you find this statement racist?
>> "What a beautiful aryan daughter you have there."
>
> Yes, I find it racist.
>
>> And why wouldn't they see it as racist? Do you think that maybe it's 
>> because
>> things like history and government aren't taught, or are just glossed 
>> over
>> anymore in school?
>
> Absolutely.  However, I might place the blame elsewhere, or spread it
> further.  I am a student at the UI -- I graduate this year -- and I
> know that most of my classmates lack entirely any critical thinking
> skills.  That, and they don't have a clue how to analyze or digest
> information that doesn't come in bullet statements or soundbites.  I
> attribute this largely to the failure of parents and the school system
> to teach children to read beyond basic comprehension levels.
>
> It's difficult to learn history or government when recapitulating
> broadsheets like USA "news-for-simpletons" Today are difficult
> reading.
>
> Chas
>
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