tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post7350441885789167653..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Anthropomorphized Monkeys and Racist Stereotypes in Children's BooksMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-61596107660774648922021-06-30T14:51:17.836-04:002021-06-30T14:51:17.836-04:00I wholeheartedly agree with Honeck64. My feeling ...I wholeheartedly agree with Honeck64. My feeling is that you are making an issue where no issue is! Monkeys are by nature mischievous or 'sneaky', that YOU associate it with one group of people or another is not the fault of the author of a monkey picture book; that is entirely on you! I work with children and I can safely make the statement that children do not make this association - unless an adult puts it into their heads! To children, monkeys are simply monkeys. Cute and funny. Nothing racist going on. Should we boycott monkeys in picture books now?! My goodness. There are MANY more real causes to trumpet than this non-issue!Ann P Borrmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02539503662540814411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-78660108023174308822020-10-02T17:50:57.881-04:002020-10-02T17:50:57.881-04:00Thank you for all of the resources - I've been...Thank you for all of the resources - I've been leaning on them to help me understand this. As soon as I read the book, I knew it wasn't sitting right and I'm glad to see other people are seeing the same thing. I pointed out those exact layouts to friends because to me, it seemed the exact stereotypical and culturally insensitive depictions we don't want to see. Disappointing for sure! And thank you for the shout out!Michele Knotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087579707297009719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-18311984049311905762020-10-02T15:17:44.665-04:002020-10-02T15:17:44.665-04:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I agree whole...Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I agree wholeheartedly that we need to be more mindful and even critical of the media we present to children. Nicolle Ramoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812328857656604852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-47743046688817800442020-10-01T13:41:24.500-04:002020-10-01T13:41:24.500-04:00Why not sign your name? Why not sign your name? Laura Jimenezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085085016810617687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-74435810736754705092020-10-01T13:38:10.481-04:002020-10-01T13:38:10.481-04:00No. Monkeys, as most primates, are curious. Why is...No. Monkeys, as most primates, are curious. Why is curiosity bad? And, if you read Edi Campbell's work you will see the connections. Laura Jimenezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085085016810617687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-15749600357562866612020-10-01T13:01:18.549-04:002020-10-01T13:01:18.549-04:00I found this article infuriating. It is quite and ...I found this article infuriating. It is quite and stretch, and racist if you this think that images of “naughty” African American children come to mind when reading playful rhymes and books about monkeys. Children certainly do not process it that way, and an adult certainly shouldn’t put that image into their heads. Monkeys, are by nature curious and playful, intelligent! That is why authors put them into stories. Just as a fox is sly, or an owl is wise, the ideas come from how the animals behave in nature. Making this assumption is an eye opening statement about you. Honeck64https://www.blogger.com/profile/06832237551095852955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-20846155234752205242020-10-01T12:45:04.887-04:002020-10-01T12:45:04.887-04:00thanks!thanks!Even in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477875616674358434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-69244562158216828002020-10-01T10:32:40.655-04:002020-10-01T10:32:40.655-04:00These are the exact questions I had a year ago so ...These are the exact questions I had a year ago so I've been trying to read and learn a lot so that I could truly understand the long-term implications. The Reading While White post above is helpful as are reading several of Dr. Campbell's blog reviews. Over time I have come to understand a bit. Frankihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00186802649034970935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-16019501374994873902020-10-01T08:40:59.003-04:002020-10-01T08:40:59.003-04:00But aren't monkeys - the animal - known to be ...But aren't monkeys - the animal - known to be mischievous and sneaky? Should authors avoid using monkeys at all? Or do the monkeys always have to be "good" which seems very un-monkey-like? These are genuine questions.Even in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477875616674358434noreply@blogger.com