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2018-06-25 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Laura Ingalls Wilder's name removed from book award over racism concerns

[THEGUARDIAN] A division of the American Library Association has voted to remove the name of Laura Ingalls Wilder from a major children’s book award, over concerns about how the author portrayed African Americans and Native Americans.
She was there, the prize committee wasn't. People spoke and thought that way at the time. Writing books featuring female gunmen or generals or sword fighters doesn't mean they were there. People in this country used to refer to ~~Injuns~~ Native Americans as Redskins. Deal with it, pantywaist.
The board of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) made the unanimous decision to change the name on Saturday, at a meeting in New Orleans. The name of the prize was changed from the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal to the Children’s Literature Legacy Award.

The association said Wilder “includes expressions of stereotypical attitudes inconsistent with ALSC’s core values”.

The first award was given to Wilder in 1954. The ALSC said Wilder’s work continued to be published and read but her “legacy is complex” and “not universally embraced”.

Wilder was born in 1867 and died in 1957. She is best known for her eight Little House on the Prairie novels, about pioneer life in the American West, which were published between 1932 and 1943.

Posted by Fred 2018-06-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [22 views ] Top

#1 One of these days, people are going to look at those who tried to erase history as offensive.

Sauce for the goose and all . . . .

Posted by gorb 2018-06-25 00:54|| 2018-06-25 00:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Mark Twain preceded her down the Memory Hole... Who's Next?

Posted by magpie 2018-06-25 01:43|| 2018-06-25 01:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Fahrenheit 451

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-06-25 05:28|| 2018-06-25 05:28|| Front Page Top

Beatrix Potter is NEXT. The exploitation of pigs, rabbits, mice, and gun toting felines will simply not stand !

Posted by Besoeker 2018-06-25 08:53|| 2018-06-25 08:53|| Front Page Top

#5 Per Daily Mail:

"Past honorees include E. B. White (1970), Beverly Cleary (1975), Maurice Sendak (1983) and perhaps the most famous children's writer of all, Theodor S. Geisel (1980).

Geisel, better know as Dr. Seuss, is now under investigation himself by the group's task force, along with British bookseller John Newbery, illustrator Randolph Caldecott, businessman Robert Sibert, Mildred Batchelder, and author May Hill Arbuthnot."

Like #3 said.

Posted by Ebbinenter Gurly-Brown3684 2018-06-25 13:03|| 2018-06-25 13:03|| Front Page Top

#6 Your stereotypical pigeon
Enforces his ancient religion
Of pecking and preening.
Veracity, meaning,
And vision require his permission.

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2018-06-25 22:22|| 2018-06-25 22:22|| Front Page Top

#7 No platform for haters of pigeons!
No statues or history or kitchens!
No confident voicin'
Opinions, nor poison,
Nor songbirds' or raptors' religions!

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2018-06-25 22:29|| 2018-06-25 22:29|| Front Page Top

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