This woman is ridiculous. As a teacher I try to read books that represent all of the students in my classroom, and it is challenging to find books where the characters aren't Caucasian (or animals). But (and this may be an UO) I also don't necessarily want every book we read to be a lesson in culture. I don't want to read a story about making tamales or growing up in the Harlem Renaissance every time I'm looking for a minority character. I don't want to be limited to Heather Has Two Mommies to make my student with two moms feel included. I don't understand why we can't have stories where the characters just happen to have brown skin or gay parents. It doesn't have to be integral to the story. Show all kinds of people and all kinds of families in all kinds of situations. I cannot think of a single book where the character being white is integral to the plot. Change the illustrations. I don't understand why that's hard?
This woman is ridiculous. As a teacher I try to read books that represent all of the students in my classroom, and it is challenging to find books where the characters aren't Caucasian (or animals). But (and this may be an UO) I also don't necessarily want every book we read to be a lesson in culture. I don't want to read a story about making tamales or growing up in the Harlem Renaissance every time I'm looking for a minority character. I don't want to be limited to Heather Has Two Mommies to make my student with two moms feel included. I don't understand why we can't have stories where the characters just happen to have brown skin or gay parents. It doesn't have to be integral to the story. Show all kinds of people and all kinds of families in all kinds of situations. I cannot think of a single book where the character being white is integral to the plot. Change the illustrations. I don't understand why that's hard?
This was bothering me as well. Can we just not have white be the default race in illustrations? Unless there is specific reference to skin color or whatever, why can't we just start drawing brown folks? I admit I have no idea how publishing works or if writers have ultimate say in the illustrations in their product.
This woman is ridiculous. As a teacher I try to read books that represent all of the students in my classroom, and it is challenging to find books where the characters aren't Caucasian (or animals). But (and this may be an UO) I also don't necessarily want every book we read to be a lesson in culture. I don't want to read a story about making tamales or growing up in the Harlem Renaissance every time I'm looking for a minority character. I don't want to be limited to Heather Has Two Mommies to make my student with two moms feel included. I don't understand why we can't have stories where the characters just happen to have brown skin or gay parents. It doesn't have to be integral to the story. Show all kinds of people and all kinds of families in all kinds of situations. I cannot think of a single book where the character being white is integral to the plot. Change the illustrations. I don't understand why that's hard?
This was bothering me as well. Can we just not have white be the default race in illustrations? Unless there is specific reference to skin color or whatever, why can't we just start drawing brown folks? I admit I have no idea how publishing works or if writers have ultimate say in the illustrations in their product.
Exactly. It is easier for me to find a book where the characters are mice than it is to find one where the main character is AA. And that is terribly sad.