tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post8622452315050110631..comments2024-03-17T03:19:46.208-04:00Comments on Color Online: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Confetti GirlColor Onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15062017327837729986noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-78756226980890857152009-09-17T21:31:02.954-04:002009-09-17T21:31:02.954-04:00Paradox,
I was asking Jo Ann.Paradox,<br /><br />I was asking Jo Ann.Color Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062017327837729986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-71363642441186998562009-09-17T20:59:07.528-04:002009-09-17T20:59:07.528-04:00I wasn't intending to say that there should be...I wasn't intending to say that there should be books promoting that parents of all races should raise their children "white," but that many people grow up that way, so there should be books they can relate to, especially with themes of ethnic discovery.Paradoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05079964912873947188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-72435734175169726092009-09-17T06:03:46.288-04:002009-09-17T06:03:46.288-04:00I read Paradox saying that there needs to be books...I read Paradox saying that there needs to be books that reflect when poc are raised to assimilate and to downplay their ethnicity. Is that what you mean, Jo Ann?Color Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062017327837729986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-34677922156180752302009-09-17T05:21:40.263-04:002009-09-17T05:21:40.263-04:00Jo Ann,
You wrote: Yes "I agree that there i...Jo Ann,<br /><br />You wrote: Yes "I agree that there is a need of being raised to be more white than ethnic."<br /><br />That's not what I read in Diane's comments. Why should anyone be raised to be something they are not?Color Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062017327837729986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-79004175596205968892009-09-17T04:59:12.359-04:002009-09-17T04:59:12.359-04:00Thank you Susan, Ari, Doret, and Paradox. DM ah no...Thank you Susan, Ari, Doret, and Paradox. DM ah now i know your first name, Diane! I appreciate your thoughts on this review. Yes I agree that there is a need of being raised to be more white than ethnic. I was. However what I like about Confetti Girl is that the whole issue of being Latina never came up. There was no explanation of "being Latina" or anything like that. Their being Latino/a was just taken for granted as that was a part of their life. For example, if someone had a birthmark on their face and writes an article or book on makeup. They don't empahsize that makeup can cover the mark or how to avoid the mark or how badly she is treated for the mark. She talks about make up because that is what she know. <br /><br />That's what I mean. None of us needs to explain why we are "whatever enough." Mexican enough. Black enough. Smart enough. All lives in whatever hue, shape, style it takes is sufficient and appropriate as it is. Thank you for the opportunity to post to your blog.<br />Jo Ann Hernandez<br />BronzeWord1 AT yahoo com<br />BronzeWord Latino Authors<br />http://authorslatino.com/wordpressAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-2135357365323221632009-09-17T00:53:06.787-04:002009-09-17T00:53:06.787-04:00ethnic roots in literature rock. Its one of the ma...ethnic roots in literature rock. Its one of the many reasons I love reading outside of myself. Thanks for pointing out this wonderful story Jo Ann. <br /><br />And Susan when I saw this post my first thought was I missed one. Oh well.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-82088482069979158502009-09-16T22:59:45.488-04:002009-09-16T22:59:45.488-04:00I agree that it's important for Hispanic teens...I agree that it's important for Hispanic teens (and other teens) to have books that portray characters with ethnic roots, but there should be some books where a POC character is raised "white," because that's the way some people grow up. They will probably question their ethnicity and identity someday, but I don't think this struggle has to be the main plot of the novel. Confetti Girl sounds very interesting!Paradoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05079964912873947188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-25025852182178432252009-09-16T21:57:59.777-04:002009-09-16T21:57:59.777-04:00It's always good to read about a book (and to ...It's always good to read about a book (and to read the book itself) that tells a real Latina story from a real Latina perspective. Kudos to the author, the reviewer, and Color Online. Peace and all good things for each of you in literature and in life.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />DianeD.M. SOLIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753807150268735755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-60156581712484765422009-09-16T20:44:33.061-04:002009-09-16T20:44:33.061-04:00Thanks for thegreat review Jo Ann! I'd never h...Thanks for thegreat review Jo Ann! I'd never heard of this book, but now I want to read it. Interesting comment about the secret blog of Raisin. I've never read it, but from what I've seen/flipped through the pages, I would have to agree that it does seem like she has no ethnic roots.<br /><br /> Yay Hispanic Heritage Month!MissAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042352415616854651noreply@blogger.com