Aradhus wrote:
saxitoxin wrote:VO has a pretty good point. In a public school guest speakers who have a high likelihood of offending the sensibilities of a significant percentage of parents should be approached with caution.
- - I would not expect a double-anal specialist appearing in a 3rd grade classroom in the United States is a sensitive way to deal with different cultures, but perhaps it's okay in the Netherlands.
- I would not expect an American cattle rancher appearing in a 3rd grade classroom in Mumbai is a sensitive way to deal with different cultures, but perhaps it's okay idea in Alberta.
- I would not expect a dentist appearing in a 3rd grade classroom in London is a sensitive way to deal with different cultures, but perhaps it's okay in Salzburg.
Exactly. Prejudice should be ignored, never confronted.
As a (non-Hindu) vegetarian, I would not want my kids - like Bison King - to learn the finer points of cattle butchering, even if it is a legal profession.
Similarly, you might be offended if your children learned about dental hygiene because of your cultural background. I'm not, but I don't want to force my viewpoint on you.
That's not prejudice, that's the melting pot of diversity that shape our different experiences and create the beautiful rainbow of colours that we all celebrate, with tolerance, respect and sensitivity for our different worldviews. I see the world in a
rainbow of colours, not
monochromatic greys in which we are all identical automatons.
Okay, Saxi has to take a few days break. Catch ya on the flippity-flip, gang!
