tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post8644376061184383231..comments2024-03-26T16:06:54.317-04:00Comments on Reflections From The Bell Curve: Still SearchingPat Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15461263795359198289noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-31174839959948851322021-05-25T18:20:24.642-04:002021-05-25T18:20:24.642-04:00d; Thanks for the comprehensive comment. I suspect...d; Thanks for the comprehensive comment. I suspect I will continue to struggle with this issue for a long time. And that's OK; it's better that I have lots of questions vs. acting like I have answers. Pat Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461263795359198289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-76209873558489762412021-05-25T13:54:58.258-04:002021-05-25T13:54:58.258-04:00Oh wow, Pat! Thank you for writing this! The dif...Oh wow, Pat! Thank you for writing this! The difference, as I see it and argue it often with others, is between appropriation and appreciation. I am not familiar with the Cummins story, but kudos to Kim for getting the book to listen to regardless! We have become a society that is quick to want to be a system with hard and fast rules to follow instead of interest in the betterment of each other and humanity through education. In my brief (right now) perusal of information regarding this particular instance, I can't help but feel what I often feel...folks want to jump on a bandwagon of finger pointing and destruction. If not for authors being willing to write about that which they have not experienced personally, how will we ever learn??? Appropriation, in my mind is the adoption of a single part of a culture and diminishing the entire culture or person to that one trait. From what I read just now, her book dove deep into the trenches and pulled out all kinds of information regarding a particular population. She tried to bring to light something to which you and I might otherwise remain ignorant by doing the research and writing the story. I have to stop here because I have a meeting to attend in nine minutes and that is where my attention needs to go, but THANK YOU for questioning!!! We need to do that more often and with intention when people blindly run with ideas that hit us funny in our gut. d.Donna Macc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15361809949576103125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-30236869986702755162021-05-24T12:13:32.313-04:002021-05-24T12:13:32.313-04:00Ines; How I wish I could attract more comments of ...Ines; How I wish I could attract more comments of this caliber, i.e. vulnerable AND thoughtful. From the inception of my blog, I've yearned for honest and forthright virtual conversations. You gave me what I hope is the start of one of those today by what you wrote. Thanks for making my day and for your unfailing support of my reflections. Pat Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461263795359198289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-40770293890513497132021-05-24T11:21:05.830-04:002021-05-24T11:21:05.830-04:00What a thought provoking and intriguing post and q...What a thought provoking and intriguing post and question. I also can't answer that question. Perhaps it has more to do with how the subject is handled than who does the handling? Ines Altemosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514401015415332296noreply@blogger.com