What colour is your shadow?

[Barleymower]

Scott Stuart's son likes to wear skirts and dresses. So he wrote a book: My Shadow is Pink.

https://youtu.be/dIwaQGHB1LU?feature=shared

[denimini]

Yes, a cute video that gets a message across.

[FLbreezy]

Wow. That kind of unlocked a forgotten childhood memory.

[Barleymower]

Wow. That kind of unlocked a forgotten childhood memory.

Same here FB but without the understanding parents. It was the 70s so I dont blame them.

[STEVIE]

I think that the message contained in this book could be applied to a lot of us around here!
No idea how long ago, I was recommended to read this by a young person who wasn't even a parent.
I also can't recall if I mentioned it in a thread either.
Steve.

[Barleymower]

Unfortunately the ptch forks and torches came out over the book
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-new ... -district/

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opi ... rcna102570

[crfriend]

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-new ... -district/

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opi ... rcna102570

Fox "News" and MickeySloth "News". What did you expect. This is the sort of dreck you find when you dredge the bottom.

[Barleymower]

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-new ... -district/

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opi ... rcna102570

Fox "News" and MickeySloth "News". What did you expect. This is the sort of dreck you find when you dredge the bottom.

They are not the only ones. The book is also banned in Malaysia and according to the author, 5 other countries.
The King James Bible has lot to answer for.

[crfriend]

The King James Bible has lot to answer for.

It's not the book, per se. Books cannot have that effect by themselves. It's when they're wielded and misinterpreted by zealots that one gets into problems.

[STEVIE]

The King James Bible has lot to answer for.

wielded and misinterpreted by zealots

or plain nutjobs like some members of my ex. family.
Steve.
Now for the sake of all our mental well being drop the KJA and consign it to history and obscurity.
Steve.

[Barleymower]

The King James Bible has lot to answer for.

wielded and misinterpreted by zealots

or plain nutjobs like some members of my ex. family.
Steve.
Now for the sake of all our mental well being drop the KJA and consign it to history and obscurity.
Steve.

Stevie, I have no particular interest in the KJB and don't get in involved in the whole Deuteronomy thing here. Not my rules and I don't live by them. However, I have been through first holy communion four times now. I did it myself and each of my children did it. Why? I wanted them to have some knowledge of what it's all about. None of them are practicing now.
Sitting there week after week in Mass and the classes, I came to some conclusions:
- The parishioners were good people
- Our catholic father was a good priest. He was an ex formwork chippy, and heavy drinker who found a better way
- Mass was a good time to relax. You were stuck there for 90mins and with no escape, so might has well take part and forget the troubles of life
- The bible is an interesting book. Well written inasmuch as it can be understood by primary kids and studied by theologians. Not many books can claim that.

If you you live roughly (using your own judgement) by its teachings you wont go far wrong. Don't beat people with it. Overall I think religion has done more harm than good. Although who knows where we would be without it.

Does religion affect MIS? Hell yes. That book has caused more anguish for MIS than anything else.

[GerdG]

I’m surprised, and more than that, by learning that a teacher can be fired for reading My Shadow is Purple https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pjqJ2t1qQw for her fifth-grade students and ask them to work with the subject by finding ‘their’ colour.

With my otherwise rather conservative eyes, I cannot see the slightest of a problem with this book. It is just about a boy seeking acceptance for being the boy he is (even if including gender).

Sorry to say, but the reactions against it gives me associations of Nazi-Germany or communist countries during the cold war, not something that should be possible in 2023 (or 2025) in what we call(ed) the free world.

[JohnH]

Before roughly the 1930's boys routinely wore dresses. Since then people got it through their pointed heads boys should "man up".

John

[DenIM]

Thank you Barleymower for enlightening me to this book. I notice that there are other books in the series: ‘My Shadow is Blue; and, ‘My Shadow is Purple.’ I will definitely be buying these books to read to my grandchildren who are of the age for these books.

The eldest is six and she is becoming more aware of the world around her. On her last visit she said to me, “Oh, Bambi you’re wearing a skirt.” It wasn’t a question but more of an observation. I replied, “Yes. I like wearing skirts.” Nothing more was said because she was busy playing Princesses with her sister and we carried on enjoying the day. I have the feeling that we are on the cusp of a conversation about gender stereotypes, et al.

As they get older, I am looking forward to introducing them to ‘The Boy in the dress’ by David Williams, and, of course ‘Billy Elliot.’

[Barleymower]

Thank you Barleymower for enlightening me to this book. I notice that there are other books in the series: ‘My Shadow is Blue; and, ‘My Shadow is Purple.’ I will definitely be buying these books to read to my grandchildren who are of the age for these books.

The eldest is six and she is becoming more aware of the world around her. On her last visit she said to me, “Oh, Bambi you’re wearing a skirt.” It wasn’t a question but more of an observation. I replied, “Yes. I like wearing skirts.” Nothing more was said because she was busy playing Princesses with her sister and we carried on enjoying the day. I have the feeling that we are on the cusp of a conversation about gender stereotypes, et al.

As they get older, I am looking forward to introducing them to ‘The Boy in the dress’ by David Williams, and, of course ‘Billy Elliot.’

They are good books and a step in the right direction.
I think we are all on the cusp of a genuine conversation about gender stereotypes. We have gone from a point where there are only two accepted genders and burning anyone who doesn't fit, to a hundred different genders.
Would it be easier to let people just 'be' without putting little labels on anything ?