Japanese crossword «Ship's boy»
| Size: 36x24 | Picture: | Difficulty: | Added: | 27.02.18 | Author: Vigil |
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I could make a comment, but do not wished to be liberal-bashed.
I had the book as a child...
replyI had the book as a child...
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Wow. I'm shocked by your comment. Obviously, this is a picture of a young boy. It's cute ... looks like he's doing that "raising the ceiling" dance. Why do you think it's racist? Do you dare say? Please don't bring your hate and bigotry this website. This is a place for fun and amusement not your ugly racist rhetoric. If you don't like "black" puzzles then go over to the colorful nonograms where you might find some "flesh colored" little boys. Shameful.
replyThose who are bothered by any representation of a non-white person are the real racists. Black skin color is not a disfiguring thing that is not to be portrayed out of tact. The puzzle shows a lovely boy and I like them both.
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Have you ever seen a black person? Are you aware that they don't have giant white lips? This is an image taken from minstrelsy, not an image of an actual black person. If you can't figure that out you're either wilfully ignorant or very, very dumb.
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The author himself says it's a black boy from a story, so not from minstrelsy. Maybe you didn't read his comment. Just below is Sheryl's comment, which also explains a lot. And how could the lips have been represented differently in a b/w image? Thanks for your answer anyway, I learned something about minstrelsy on this occasion, which was completely new to me as a German. You draw conclusions about my character very, very quickly, I won't do the same to you. But I would like to know where you are from and how old you are.
replyIt not "a racial caricature". This is Maksimka from sea stories by Stanyukovich (the Russian writer of the 19th century).
And he dances. Probably, I did not manage to tell how he smiles.
replyAnd he dances. Probably, I did not manage to tell how he smiles.
In Ben Hellman's book on the history of Russian literature, he says that Stanuikovich was particularly interested in the 1860's when the Russian emperor liberated the peasants and ended corporal punishment in the army and navy. In Maxima, written in 1896, a Russian ship rescues a shipwrecked African boy who had been an American slave. Now that Maxima is treated as a person for the first time, he decides to become Russian and joins the Orthodox church. The book is written for children to celebrate freedom, equality, and human dignity as represented by Maxima's new life. There are many histories and many stereotypes represented on this site. Good idea to check your facts. Love you all, of course! <3
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Well I've done a fair amount of googling, and still have no clue what book this is supposed to be referring to. Anyone want to share a link?
replyWell NVM my comment. It seems there were multiple comments made after I started the puzzle.
replyHi Vigil. I very much appreciate that you took the time to enter the discussion and offer some clarification. Not only does it provide needed context but it helps us know that you are really present to the comments being made. And by the way, the image is quite striking.
replyAnd of course someone cries racism. Well done puzzle! Thank you.
replyI take it that if the boy had been white the pic wouldn't have been racist. Why??
replyIt wasn't the color of the picture, Corpore. You only have two choices with black and white. The picture was confused with another picture with a different history.
replyHi Paloudey. I here and I try to understand.
Sheryl, perhaps I know in what the matter.
I began to solve this puzzle itself yesterday and saw that so far cages are not filled, it looks is rather more frightening
replySheryl, perhaps I know in what the matter.
I began to solve this puzzle itself yesterday and saw that so far cages are not filled, it looks is rather more frightening
I was taken aback by the result, until I read your detailed explanation. I'd love to read that story - just looking for Fairy Tales and True Stories by Ben Hellman at my library.
replyI thought it was a zombie! I think blackface images have a rather different connotation in the West than they do in Russia! Thanks for the explanation Sheryl, gives quite a different angle to it!
replyCreepy. I didn't get until looking at comments afterward that this was really a boy rather than a monster or an alien.
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I was misspelling Maksimka! I found the story itself!!! Here is the link at my least favorite online store: https://www.amazon.com/Maximka-Stories-Stanyukovich-Translated-Russian/dp/B0026PS6SA
replyA wonderful picture. Looks like a happy little boy doing that "raise the ceiling " dance. Very creative. Thank you!
replyAn enjoyable puzzle with a totally charming picture as a result.
replyWhat a great story. Thank you, Vigil and Sheryl for the explanation and the tale.
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