JC> SB> Her being initially appalled at the situation was not my concern.  It
  > SB> was the refusal throughout the entire book to see anything at all 
ood
  > SB> about the Indian way of life she was returning to.  *Every* statement
  > SB> made about the Indians were negative; including, for example, *all*
  > SB> the native foods that were eaten.
JC> Totally assimilated, IOW.
Yep!  Definitely!  But totally assimilated to a world that would never
accept her as an equal.
JC> Somewhere along the line, I lost my "inherited desire" for Irish stew and
  > other foods of the sheep variety.
OK!  OK!  I have never eaten beaver tail, either; though that used to be
a traditional dish.
JC> JC> I knew some Baptists that will tell you ALL dancing is evil.
JC> SB> Grin!  None of the Baptists I know feel that way, however.
JC> Now we have some Southern Baptists that think Disney is evil.
They may be right about Disney being evil. but they've got all the wrong
reasons.  I think Pocohontas, and the more recent Hercules, both of
which gets the stories all wrong, is *much* better evidence of their
wrongly colored hearts.
JC> SB> I am struggling to find some sort of solution.  And, to be perfectly
  > SB> honest, I don't have it, not even for all of my own people, let alone
  > SB> other peoples.
JC> I, personally, can't see myself as being qualified to come up with anyone
  > else's "solution".
I'm amazed at how many people find it easy to solve the problems of
others, even when their own problems are not yet solved.
Hmmm -- isn't there some saying about walking a mile in someone's shoes
before assuming you understand them ...
                      Sondra
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