tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post1730266445567374314..comments2024-01-13T21:31:23.388-05:00Comments on Reading While White: Reviewing While White: HomeReading While Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07807138877345669931noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-25789533970367967602015-11-24T06:47:49.104-05:002015-11-24T06:47:49.104-05:00Thank you. I am becoming concerned that RWW may be...Thank you. I am becoming concerned that RWW may be inadvertently revising history. Your message is important.Jamalia Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212141126605348516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-51694096781303294012015-11-20T16:02:51.184-05:002015-11-20T16:02:51.184-05:00I love medievalpoc--an absolute treasure. Even tod...I love medievalpoc--an absolute treasure. Even today people insist that we (poc, Black in particular) did not exist in certain areas and period of times--no matter what facts or common sense says. So I agree with Sarah that that illustration, at least, is a step in the right direction, though some of the other ones mentioned/shown definitely have problems. <br /><br />That Middle East one--just... what? I can't believe any part of that panel passed muster (also, what is the significance of the woman laying on the heap of gold?)Nanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369833497224107828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-38753113004286021752015-11-20T12:55:13.060-05:002015-11-20T12:55:13.060-05:00Questions about POC dressed like white sailors on ...Questions about POC dressed like white sailors on board a ship headed for an American coast seems a reasonable response. <br /><br />However, Sarah's point is well made. And it would be wonderful to see representations of POC in children's books outside of slavery that are historically accurate. <br /><br />My hope is that as deficiencies are pointed out, publishers will consider the wisdom in increasing diversity among their staff. Such a move could make these books a delight for a wider audience.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570236475916110458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-351505111310711832015-11-20T10:28:54.858-05:002015-11-20T10:28:54.858-05:00I immediately pulled the book of the shelf to take...I immediately pulled the book of the shelf to take a closer look. I have to agree that the Middle Eastern and Japanese pages are problematic. The peace dove? It's in every spread, a unifying theme.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-15480674617977391102015-11-20T10:27:50.750-05:002015-11-20T10:27:50.750-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-62870377300083310912015-11-20T09:55:01.892-05:002015-11-20T09:55:01.892-05:00Thanks for your thoughtful comment, Sarah, and als...Thanks for your thoughtful comment, Sarah, and also for the heads-up about medievalpoc... how did I miss that? I just fell down a wormhole and, before I knew it, had spent about half an hour on there (and the NPR piece from 2013). Fascinating stuff! It certainly is a complicated subject, and I am most assuredly not trying to be in the business of reinforcing painful stereotypes.Sam Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225131033978509934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-52254228172067994892015-11-20T00:58:59.955-05:002015-11-20T00:58:59.955-05:00This is a really good critique, except for one thi...This is a really good critique, except for one thing: "And about that crew: would there really be people of color out on deck, dressed in clothes just like the White sailors’? Or would they be in chains down belowdecks?"<br /><br />It's my understanding, thanks to blogs like medievalpoc over on tumblr, that the idea that people of color in European and American history were only ever slaves is actually a really harmful stereotype. So showing people of color living and working alongside White people in historical contexts other than slavery is not only a positive message, but historically accurate.<br /><br />I do agree that the spread described there, with a ship carrying settlers approaches a place where First Nations people already live, sounds very problematic for the other reasons mentioned. I just don't think that having people of color on deck with White people is one of the issues in that particular instance.Sarah Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152958387798438899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-23996968381931513632015-11-19T11:28:57.743-05:002015-11-19T11:28:57.743-05:00That's interesting, Jonathan! But I assure you...That's interesting, Jonathan! But I assure you, as we are talking about books to review we are not really discussing the publisher... it's all about the individual book and how it is presented. All I can tell you is, stay tuned!Sam Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225131033978509934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-77467193331353659972015-11-19T10:35:05.332-05:002015-11-19T10:35:05.332-05:00Hmmm. This Reviewing While White series is kinda ...Hmmm. This Reviewing While White series is kinda interesting. 5 posts so far, 1 positive (Eerdmans), 4 negative (3 Candlewick, 1 Lerner). Any chance we might muster up the courage to go after the Big Five? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01554138515891337895noreply@blogger.com