Unleaning the Myths That Blind Us

"Unlearning the Myths That Blind Us" by Linda Christensen, is the prefect title for what she wanted to talk about. Christensen talks about how the younger generations have a lot more media they have to deal with. For example the cartoons, movies, and books that children view on a day to say basic is way more then what their parents have ever seen. Christensen then goes on to talk about how racism, sexism, and classicism plays a factor in today childhood. It may be happening discretely but it is something that plays a major role in a child's life as they get older. An example is, when I was a senior in high school my English teacher told me to write a paper on work ethics. I started my paper with "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea, SpongeBob SquarePants." I talked about hos SpongeBob is always excited to go to work everyday, but still made time to hang out with a whole slue of people. Then there are shows and movies out there that teach children about sexism, racism, and classicism.

A way to put a stop to what your children are getting exposed too, is to simply oversea what your kid is watching, and who they are hanging out with.