http://blog.gayleleonard.com/2009/12/he-swallowed-the-sea/ A blog about funny, humorous and weird items about water, including drinking water, bottled water, water towers, water marketing, recycling, and water themed art and music. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:53:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blog.gayleleonard.com/2009/12/he-swallowed-the-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-15513 Emily Green Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:24:23 +0000 http://blog.gayleleonard.com/?p=3837#comment-15513 Delightful, Gayle. Thank you. As for racism, that charge seems both incongruous and wrong. People saw the world and each other very differently then. They were naive and being Chinese was akin to being from a fairy land. If the child were doing something repugnant, it would be repugnant. But he's not. He's performing wonders and his exoticism in this case clearly seems to be a fictional convention to signal fantasy environment and thereby allow for the exceptional to occur. Again, what a wonderful tale. Thanks again. EG Delightful, Gayle. Thank you. As for racism, that charge seems both incongruous and wrong. People saw the world and each other very differently then. They were naive and being Chinese was akin to being from a fairy land. If the child were doing something repugnant, it would be repugnant. But he’s not. He’s performing wonders and his exoticism in this case clearly seems to be a fictional convention to signal fantasy environment and thereby allow for the exceptional to occur. Again, what a wonderful tale. Thanks again. EG

]]> http://blog.gayleleonard.com/2009/12/he-swallowed-the-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-14909 J Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:51:10 +0000 http://blog.gayleleonard.com/?p=3837#comment-14909 I remember this book! It was a good one - if a bit racist. I remember this book! It was a good one – if a bit racist.

]]> http://blog.gayleleonard.com/2009/12/he-swallowed-the-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-14875 Kerry Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:29:39 +0000 http://blog.gayleleonard.com/?p=3837#comment-14875 For a few minutes, I forgot about the office ambiance and let the good memories just wash over me. Thanks, Gayle -- this was a great rediscovery to share. For a few minutes, I forgot about the office ambiance and let the good memories just wash over me. Thanks, Gayle — this was a great rediscovery to share.

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