tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post1941202396796113374..comments2008-05-15T12:38:15.036-05:00Michael Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-31719560694954303172008-05-15T12:38:00.000-05:002008-05-15T12:38:00.000-05:00Exactly. I think ignoring or dismissing our history is a surefire way to repeat it.Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-26308740385569098922008-05-14T21:57:00.000-05:002008-05-14T21:57:00.000-05:00I think I agree with you depending on how we define "apologize." I certainly don't think we should hide racist art and pretend it doesn't exist (like with the Tintin book you mentioned or <I>Song of the South</I>).<BR/><BR/>But I do think we should be a little ashamed by it, at least to the extent that we're sorry our culture was ever at that place and are resolved to continue moving it forward, if that makes sense.Michael Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-39352203892570698902008-05-14T08:50:00.000-05:002008-05-14T08:50:00.000-05:00Interesting discussion. It's currently on the short list to be my "Someone Else's Post of the Week".<BR/><BR/>I'm not even sure you need to apologize for the racism or sexism of stories written when social mores allowed them. Works of art have a context that should be taken into account. At the very least, it shows how far we've come and where we've been.<BR/><BR/>(I'm reminded of the Tintin au Congo ridiculousness.)Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.com