The price of Laura Ingalls débaptisé because of the racism of the Little house on The prairie

You remember all of this little girl running up the mats in the wind in the meadow with her sisters. Laura Ingalls, interpreted on-screen from 1974 to 1983 in the series Little house on the prairie by Melissa Gilbert, is also the central character of a literary work, a landmark of the Twentieth century in the United States. The soap opera tv is from the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder's eight-volume inspired by his childhood published between 1932 and 1943. Following a meeting in New Orleans, the Association for children's libraries has decided Saturday to change their fields of activities of the literary award, Laura Ingalls Wilder, because she considers his work racist. The award was renamed the award of the literary Heritage for children. The members of the ALSC were surveyed in may for their opinion on the change of name of the price. A majority was in favour

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"The works of Mrs. Wilder is still the subject of studies and analyses literary which often highlight feelings of anti-indian and anti-Black, explained the organization. The ALSC recognizes that the legacy of the author is complex and that the works of Mrs. Wilder is not universally accepted." The award was created in 1954. It is awarded according to a varying rhythm to the authors for their contribution to children's literature. The first prize was awarded to Wilder herself.

A work a reflection of its time

Little house on The prairie tells the story of the daily life of a family of farmers in the Western United States in the Nineteenth century. At this time, the New World is still very rooted in racism. "A good Indian is a Indian death", can be read in the pages of the book of Laura Ingalls Wilder, born in 1867 and died in 1957. The journalist Samira Ahmed, reported in all these sentences "unacceptable" in 2010 in an article for the Guardian. "The books of Mrs. Wilder are the product of his life, his experiences and perspectives as a white woman of this era, has tried to defend the LCSP. They represent a cultural attitude dominant, without being universal, towards the indigenous and people of colour when she lived and when the award was created."

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The series Little house on the prairie was a great success in bookstores. Millions of copies have been sold across the world. In 1974, Michael Landon, takes the concept to adapt it to the screen. The tv show will become a cult with 205 episodes aired on NBC and around the world. Some have sought to emphasise the author's contribution to literature and american culture. Its impact, however, remains lower in the face of the book gone with the wind by Margaret Mitchell, published in 1936 and sold more than 45 million copies, which marked a whole generation. Every year since thirty-four years old, his famous adaptation was projected at the Orpheum of Memphis, Tennessee. But last year, after the attack of Charlottesville, in which a militant anti-racist has been killed by a white supremacist, the room has decided to suspend this tradition. The film for ten Oscars, Victor Fleming was the subject of complaints, motivated by "the portrait discriminant of black americans and the idealized vision of the Southerners".

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We clearly know which side is the stupidity and intolerance, with a backlash inevitable one day. In fact, those who dictate these kind of nonsense are those who make the most noise, but they are ultra-minority, and on the day when the majority will wake up and fall on it, it'll make them funny.

Kiolosle 13/06/2020 at 09:52 pm

It becomes politically correct to speak of "politically correct" to not use the term "dictatorship of thought".

Muppetle 02/07/2018 14:08

The reality is that most people do not know what is racism ! Race and History by Claude Levi-strausse, should be compulsory at school.
This book has opened my eyes when I was 15 years old because he was answering all these questions. a
should not be confused with ethnocentrism, racialisme and racism. Racism is not the differentiation but the ranking of individuals in terms of their origins, their religions, their gender, or their sexuality...
Many did not understand this. Many also try to reassure themselves of their impulses racist, evading the topic.

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