godsofmayhem

Why isn't this discussed in our class? We haven't seen mention of these realities or issues so far.

Oh, no worries there. Again, I guess that means in the days before - they were??? Ah, not very indicative to a positive image so you made a judgement call for sake of positive presentation? I do remember how the old timey shows like Amos and Andy or Ma Mabley and some of the cartoons were handled but its still a part of the conversation, right? Or maybe not...it was a very dark time for some people who were American by birth but not treated as such. Same said for sympathizers of the era.

I've noticed in the class there really hasn't been much mention of minority comics, characters, artists, etc. Why is that? Were they not around?

Ah, excellent point. Apologies. It's not fair to ask someone to speak on a subject in a manner they are not comfortable with, in the sense of being well-versed. I am of this demographic and I know very little myself. It's not your responsibility and I meant no insult at your love or desire to pass on your love to others. Everything has to have a beginning and I hope this isn't the last class of this type to be done. You've done a fine job so far...please don't take these comments to heart in a way that stops your pursuit of teaching what you love.

In class, when appropriate, why are these points not intertwined with the presentation? Is it necessary for issues like this to take a back seat or have to be singled out? In life we deal with issues of gender, race, etc as a whole. Why in academics do "minority" issues have to be singled out for a more male "white" dominant point of view focus?

If I have failed to see these points please accept my apologies.