[DeFault User]

I fail to understand how stories about anthropomorphic animals used to illustrate psychology, morals and principles of human behavior are racist. They date from a rich African oral tradition that can be traced several thousand years back to Sanskrit.

The same ignorant types who classify Mark Twain as a racist deem Uncle Remus the same. What makes it so--the fact that the tales are told in black dialect? What can be said about white children who are learning wisdom from a black man? What about Huckleberry Finn, an ignorant white boy who realizes that a black slave is a human being with a soul ?

[Popman]

I fail to understand how stories about anthropomorphic animals used to illustrate psychology, morals and principles of human behavior are racist.

Soon they all be un PC unless of course they are homosexual anthropomorphic animals

Then and only then, it is an important symbolic method to teach psychology, morals and principles of gender neutral human behavior

[maica]

What makes it so--the fact that the tales are told in black dialect? What can be said about white children who are learning wisdom from a black man?


$$$$$

And does no one notice that many white American children are copying black trendsetters in clothing, "attitude", and even speech patterns.

Every time some one jumps with the "I'm offended" routine, we need to ignore them, or tell them to get a life or at least an education.