tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1891398953516130248.post5888312553150352454..comments2023-03-29T06:36:15.605-07:00Comments on BSC Timeline: “Jeff powered through the kitchen on his way to his next rendezvous with chaos.” BSC #77: Dawn and Whitney, Friends Forever (1994)TeekiJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16207221005075935000noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1891398953516130248.post-65624303618600969372015-05-05T09:37:54.011-07:002015-05-05T09:37:54.011-07:00(should have added above that the book explains th...(should have added above that the book explains that Kwanzaa isn't exclusionary and points out why it's geared to certain people rather than everyone)SJSiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996362396265436534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1891398953516130248.post-79647188192481013572015-05-05T09:37:19.530-07:002015-05-05T09:37:19.530-07:00I have some family members with mental impairments...I have some family members with mental impairments (you're right; sounds much better than "who are retarded") but I only know one person with Down syndrome and he's only three. I appreciate your perspective since you know more than I do.<br /><br />I also agree with your point that some of the clunky bits in these books are appropriate for younger audiences, because they don't have as much life experience. For example, in the Jessi book that talks about Kwanzaa, Kristy asks why it's okay to have a holiday only for people of African descent. I'm sure a lot of eight-year-olds wondered that too, although I think it would have been better for a younger character to ask rather than Kristy.SJSiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996362396265436534noreply@blogger.com