tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226602.post596565229622956100..comments2024-03-27T17:20:17.463-04:00Comments on The Gnostic World Of Candy Minx: Martin Luther King's BirthdayCandy Minxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350752657678863378noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226602.post-74137787117279530132008-01-22T14:25:00.000-05:002008-01-22T14:25:00.000-05:00Gardenia, interesting how MLK's speech resonates f...Gardenia, interesting how MLK's speech resonates for what is happening today huh? My daughter was a little younger than 16 when I talked to her about genocide...partly because kids are exposed to more things these days I guess at a younger age often. I was about 11 when I learned about the WW2 era holocaust and I remember being so sick to my stomach and feeling so depressed...and then finding out about genocides throughout human times. It seemed like the most barbarian foreign concept of that kind of hate and killing. And then you learn...oh women weren't able to vote or have equal pay. Finding out these things coming of age and growing up is a real shock...I feel lucky that growing up women were already equal, gays were accepted, racism was against the law. Movies like Dog Day Afternoon, Roots...these were history...in the past. Then you find out later...that there are still people who think women, gays and skin color define "second class" or less...<BR/><BR/>...and we still put the working and unemployed poor at the bottom of the shit kicking list huh?Candy Minxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350752657678863378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226602.post-43947076005293126232008-01-22T14:06:00.000-05:002008-01-22T14:06:00.000-05:00Candy, wonderful, wonderful post. Thank you! I l...Candy, wonderful, wonderful post. Thank you! I love all of Martin Luther King's speeches...I loved him. There is a bust of him downtown in the park to leave flowers and pay respect - I am glad. <BR/><BR/>It is important to tell children when at the right age about the holocaust - at the right age. Groups have tried to deny it ever happened - but we should all remember, it could happen to any of us as a people group. <BR/><BR/>When oldest grandson reached sixteen, we gave him a lot of reading and discussion on this subject.<BR/><BR/>I fear our country teeters on the edge when it cuts programs for the poor, for children, for school lunches, social security, medicaid........and others......Gardeniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233358355888022857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226602.post-58012117487782073662008-01-22T12:12:00.000-05:002008-01-22T12:12:00.000-05:00Well, Tweetey, I think you did the right thingby w...Well, Tweetey, I think you did the right thingby waiting to discuss it with a young child. I remember telling my daughter about the holocaust of the Second World War...and it was a depressing responsibility...and to see a kid get depressed...well it was not a tough job requirement. You will be able to tell if your child is old enough and how to give background information and just how many details to teach at once...when the time comes...these lessons need to be taught with the heroism and tempered with the positive changes... (and it doesn't have to be on the anniversary...you can choose the time)Candy Minxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350752657678863378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226602.post-66326683965195200382008-01-22T11:49:00.000-05:002008-01-22T11:49:00.000-05:00That is so sad. I have to say one thing. Jeff and ...That is so sad. I have to say one thing. Jeff and I didnt know how to discuss this with Kora yesterday so we let it ride for now. I think I will look it up next year and get some more information on this subject.tweetey30https://www.blogger.com/profile/04780963604845788306noreply@blogger.com