The works of Laura Ingalls Wilder have enthralled generations of kids. I was one of them. My mom passed on her love of the Little House books to my siblings and me — with some help from the classic television series, and now my nieces love the books too.
Wilder filled her account of frontier life in the American Midwest — based on her family's own experiences — with vivid scenarios and evocative characters, which is the main reason for the decades of appeal that her novels have had on young readers. Those books are full of details, some of which reflect a much different era in regard to women and minorities. But Wilder's works aren't meant as a manual for interpersonal relations; rather, they're a reflection of a portion of our nation's history, warts and all.
Unfortunately for the modern left, Wilder's books aren't sufficiently politically correct. So, like many other public figures before her, she is a pariah for reflecting the views of a particular time frame, rather than ignoring or sanitizing them. As a result, the American Library Association is removing the name of Laura Ingalls Wilder from an award that their children's division, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), gives out because of the books' depictions of Native Americans and African Americans.
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Just ridiculous!
ReplyDeleteThese were written as depictions relevant to and reflective of the times. What's next?
ReplyDeleteSome people have really gone off the deep end.
ReplyDeleteRemember when Little Black Sambo had to be removed because black people said it was rasist? Funny thing is, black Sambo was not even black. He was Indian from India.
ReplyDeleteAnd racist isn’t spelled with an “S”.
DeleteSorry about that.
DeleteI am sick of these damn liberal changing America. They are just throwing their weight around because they are proving they have power because the pussy RINO's keep caving in.
ReplyDeleteThat is another reason why I won't support the Wicomico County Free Library and their waste of money. No one uses that damn place anyway except a bunch of Free Loaders.
First they are removed, next they will be banned... so when does the burning begin? Farenheit 451
ReplyDeleteSee they hate the truth of Jesus too.
ReplyDeleteOur country has finally gone off the rails!
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