Comments on: Overheard at Home http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/26/overheard-at-home/ One Mormon boy’s iconoclastic quest to remix and rectify his notions of truth, mind, myth, love, life, and transcendence. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:47:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Anna http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/26/overheard-at-home/#comment-5179 Anna Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:58:06 +0000 http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/26/overheard-at-home/#comment-5179 This story reminded me of my childhood where I only received the blonde haired (sometimes red haired), blue eyed dolls because I am blonde haired, blue eyed. I always wished that I could have other dolls. This story reminded me of my childhood where I only received the blonde haired (sometimes red haired), blue eyed dolls because I am blonde haired, blue eyed. I always wished that I could have other dolls.

]]> By: Jonathan Blake http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/26/overheard-at-home/#comment-5105 Jonathan Blake Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:18:44 +0000 http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/26/overheard-at-home/#comment-5105 Lacey and I were talking about it, and it's regrettable that the issue is so charged that a child can't express a simple preference without adults reading into it. If she liked the doll with dark skin, I probably would have felt proud for raising such an open-minded child. That's a sign of race-consciousness that I wish didn't exist. I'm still hoping for a race agnostic world where expressing a preference for fair skinned dolls was as innocent and harmless as saying you like vanilla ice cream. Regarding the shocked emoticon, to help you and others more fully express your emotional states, I added a little table of valid emoticons below the comment form. 8-) Lacey and I were talking about it, and it’s regrettable that the issue is so charged that a child can’t express a simple preference without adults reading into it. If she liked the doll with dark skin, I probably would have felt proud for raising such an open-minded child. That’s a sign of race-consciousness that I wish didn’t exist. I’m still hoping for a race agnostic world where expressing a preference for fair skinned dolls was as innocent and harmless as saying you like vanilla ice cream.

Regarding the shocked emoticon, to help you and others more fully express your emotional states, I added a little table of valid emoticons below the comment form. 8-)

]]> By: Nice niece http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/26/overheard-at-home/#comment-5100 Nice niece Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:24:50 +0000 http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/26/overheard-at-home/#comment-5100 Reminds me of the year Dara and I both got Barbies for Christmas. One was light-skinned, and one was this gorgeous Hawaiian beauty with long black hair. Dara never liked her....luckily I did, so there weren't any fights. :) PS- How do you make that emoticon with the bugged out eyes? It's so funny! Reminds me of the year Dara and I both got Barbies for Christmas. One was light-skinned, and one was this gorgeous Hawaiian beauty with long black hair. Dara never liked her….luckily I did, so there weren’t any fights. :)

PS- How do you make that emoticon with the bugged out eyes? It’s so funny!

]]> By: Lacey http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/26/overheard-at-home/#comment-5090 Lacey Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:23:40 +0000 http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/26/overheard-at-home/#comment-5090 I just want to say our oldest is 4 and our youngest is 2. I just want to say our oldest is 4 and our youngest is 2.

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