Comments on: Ma: Little Bigot On The Prairie

By: Everything I need to know I learned from Laura Ingalls Wilder « Wheels on the bus

Thu, 13 May 2010 09:51:20 +0000

[...] books bring up some tough questions, and I do not censor Ma’s bigotry. Instead, I discuss with him that her hatred of “Indians” is prejudice, and we talk about why [...]

By: The Best of the Best of the 2009 Just Posts « collecting tokens

The Best of the Best of the 2009 Just Posts « collecting tokens — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:10:22 +0000

[...] to RACE (a tie) Attention White Folks by Stacie at If you want kin, you must plant kin… Ma: Little Bigot On the Prairie by Mary at The [...]

By: sher

sher — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:52:17 +0000

must tell you – i was one of the many judges on just posts, and i totally loved this post and nominated it as a finalist (and then voted for it again, lol!) i was reading several in the wilder series with my oldest over the past few months, and some of her “charming” stories don’t exactly sound as charming in 2010…

well done~!

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Vote for the Best Just Posts of 2009 « collecting tokens — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:08:39 +0000

[...] Ma: Little Bigot On the Prairie by Mary at The Eleventh [...]

By: Cold Spaghetti :: Just Posts: October 2009

Cold Spaghetti :: Just Posts: October 2009 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:21:11 +0000

[...] Mary, at the Eleventh, with: Ma: Little Bigot On the Prairie [...]

By: racheld

racheld — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:26:11 +0000

And Laura really, really, REALLY didn’t like Mary very much.

By: MIME

MIME — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:58:57 +0000

Once again, you just sucked me in with your narrative. I loved those books so much—when traveling thru Minnesota last year I insisted we stop at one of the several Laura Ingalls Wilder museums that was on our route.

It’s so much easier to recognize bigotry and the roots of bigotry when we observe it in someone else. These are wonderful lessons that someday she’ll use as a compass in her own life. Every day, every year, every generation we pull back the layers and see how we can be so much more.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:08:31 +0000

Its also funny how when we first read/ encounter these books as children (back in the day), we often thought nothing of it (even if we didn’t share those views). I’m an 80s child and now whenever I watch Sixteen Candles, the protrayal of Asians ruins the movie for me.

On the Banks of Plum Creek was also my favorite Little House book.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:19:48 +0000

I second the Peanut Butter suggestion. My mom used that…a lot.

It’s funny to see kids’ reactions when they hear about how things used to be before tv and video games. I love taking them to the Stuhr Museum. They’re learning to appreciate things a lot more as they learn more about what life was like without modern conveniences.

Bigotry still shocks me. A great-uncle married a sweet lady who was born and raised in Montgomery, AL. She is the sweetest, kindest lady, and I know my jaw drops everytime a racist comment comes out of her mouth. My husband has some relatives who are also a little racist, so everytime they say something about other races, I have to explain to the boys how that kind of talk is not acceptable, and that these relatives just don’t know any better.

By: meanie

meanie — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:46:58 +0000

we are reading charlie and the chocolate factory right now, and grace cannot believe how poor charlie bucket is, but boy, is she ever rooting for him to win a golden ticket :)