Posted by ClearSkies on January 16, 2007, at 20:39:34
In reply to Joy Luck Club + stereotypes... - Auntie Mel, posted by one woman cine on January 16, 2007, at 11:16:13
Isn't it wonderful how we can help enrich others' points of view by merely suggesting that they read a book or watch a film? If one is housebound, or unable to travel, being able to read or watch about another's views and experiences becomes invaluable, irreplaceable.
> I must respectfully disagree with Joy Luck Club...
>Have you read a book that might flesh out the author's story? Something that has resonated with you, perhaps?
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> By extension of Auntie Mel's and Kath's "Joy Luck Club" -
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> For understanding groups we don't understand, read book "XYZ"
>Or, maybe, "for insight in trying to understand groups we don't understand, read book "XYZ" ."
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> watch (or read) One Flew over the Cuckoo's nest to understand the mentally ill.
>I'd also suggest reading Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar", and also "The Noonday Demon", and "An Unquiet Mind". All excellent books, all with their own stories to tell.
> watch the Lone Ranger to understand American Indians...
>I liked the movie "Smoke Signals" for its take on modern reservation life. ("Don't laugh so much," says one character. "You're supposed to look stoic.")
> read (or watch) Huckleberry Finn or the Color purple to understand african americans...
>Hmmm, Olivia Butler? Maya Angelou? How about a Spike Lee film?
> To understand the South, read Flannery O'connor or Tennesee William's "streetcar named desire"
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> Watch the Sopranos to understand Italian americans.
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> & on it goes.....Indeed, on and on it goes... reading, watching films, exposing ourselves to literature and art from cultures foreign to ours is what sparks enquiry; leads to understanding, revelation, compassion....
I did read a certain tone into your post, one woman cine. I interpreted it as less than supportive of another poster's suggestion. Perhaps that's because of our personal styles. I tend to be informal and often flippant - though I'm dead serious here. It is impossible to "read" intent in the posts here.
That's my 2 cents. Thanks,
ClearSkies
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