independence day
I believe American Girl dolls are all implanted with some sort of chip which allows alien life forms to survey us in the privacy of our own homes, thus giving them information about our lifestyles and vulnerabilities. American Girl dolls are going to destroy the universe.
P.S. Some people become very angry when I take photos of children. I am still trying to figure out why. I understand it is the knee-jerk reaction, but where is the anger coming from? Is it that their image is to be considered sacred? Is it that they fear pedophiles will log onto the internet and get joy out of it (there are no other photos of children online besides my own, mind you)? Do they feel I am stealing a piece of their innocent child’s soul? Is it because they are not old enough to sue me for damages? Are they afraid their baby daddies will discover their true location and come kidnap their child? Are the kids part of a witness protection program? Or is it simply that children should be exempt from the evil world I have created by documenting the world around me?
Any and all input will be appreciated.
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Could the anger be that we do not like having the fact that we have become a very bland, homogeneous, rubber stamp society reflected in what we have directed our children towards? That we have stolen their innocence, their wonder, and above all, their imaginations and replaced it with assembly line toys and mindless acceptance of being like everyone else?
Gerry - December 11th, 2006 at 8:41 pm
Just a question…
In some of your entries, you complain about certain kids being dressed in styles that are far too mature or sexy for their age. But now we have photos of little girls who are actually doing something age-appropriate: playing with dolls. So why are you picking on them? I’d much rather have my kids playing with dolls instead of looking like mini-whores on the streets.
And Gerry, from looking at what you wrote, can you honestly say that you didn’t grow up playing with “assembly line toys”? That sounded rather self-righteous coming from a person who’s using a computer (which was probably mass-produced in an assembly line somewhere in China).
K - December 13th, 2006 at 2:34 am
At 51 years of age, I grew up playing in fields, scaring my mother to death because I would roam around all day without telling her where I was at. I made kites, caught snakes, lizards, frog, and tadpoles. I explored the world around me.While I can’t say that had NO mass prouced toys, I assure you, I quickly lost interest in them.My family didn’t even have a television before my 13th birthday had passed. I read books to the point that at 11 years old I had read MacBeth by Shakespeare, among other things…and not the Reader’s Digest version, either…I still hve the volume. The world today is vastly diferent One can lmost not get by without computers, but that doesn’t mean we all have to be automatons. Sounds like I hit a nerve with you…feeling a bit defensive are we?
Gerry - December 13th, 2006 at 6:10 am