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More politically correct bedtime stories james finn garner. Politically correct bedtime stories by james finn garner call number. Following in the footsteps of politically correct bedtime stories, this book retells classic bedtime stories, stripped of any elements that might be offensive to women, gays, short people, minorities, giants, or wolves, as well as any details that might encourage aggression, cruelty, sexism, prejudice, littering, and so on. Achetez et telechargez ebook politically correct bedtime stories the politically correct storybook book 1 english edition. Also a best seller in canada and great britain, it has been translated into more than 25 languages and. Rapunzel would then untie her braids and let her long gold hair down 20 yards, or 18. Politically correct bedtime stories book, 1995 worldcat. Rapunzel politically correct bedtime stories and talking. Politically correct bedtime stories modern tales of our life and times. Wed like to think that future generations of fairytale fans will see this as a worthy attempt to develop meaningful literature that is totally free from bias and purged from the influences of a flawed cultural past. She had us read cinderella from james finn garners book politically correct bedtime stories. In garners stories, rapunzels father is not poor but economically. One day her mother asked her to take a basket of fresh fruit and mineral water to her grandmothers housenot because this was womyns work, mind you, but because the deed. The classic stories we tell our children are full of sexist, classist, ageist, speciesist, and heteronormative biases.
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