Daddies and mummies

[Valentina Pagliai]

Well,
The girl seemed to be having a lot of fun at it. And I suppose I would  
prefer an awareness of the existence of family violence to a girl  
misleaded into believing that certain things don't exist (until it  
happens to them). I feel that it is really cultural, for lack of a  
better word, the American (but not all Americans) tendency to hide  
stuff from children. Personally, I feel it is better to make children  
aware as soon as possible of sexism and oppression, so they can learn  
to defend themselves.
That's my two cents.

Valentina Pagliai
Oberlin College


On May 1, 2008, at 9:04 PM, Campbell, Heather wrote:

> I must say, I agree with your concerns. Powerful film, but as an  
> early childhood educator, I am extremely conflicted about this.  
> There was a duty of care towards the wellbeing of the young child  
> acting in this film, and I wonder if the possible benefits deriving  
> from the film (that is, raising awareness of domestic violence and  
> its effect upon children) justify the potential harm inflicted upon  
> the child involved.
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> Heather Campbell
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> From: International Gender and Language Association [mailto:GALA-L at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG 
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> All I can think is, what about this young "actor" who is doing  
> this?  What is she thinking as she says all of these horrible  
> things?  You can't, even in an acting context, make this sound like  
> "pretend" can you?  It's an incredible film, unbelievable (and  
> incredibly important message of course), but I'm so conflicted about  
> the reality of making it.
>
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> Well, there's a frighteningly powerful message
> about how kids internalize and learn to reproduce
> domestic partner abuse.  I'm forwarding this to
> our SafePlace volunteer co-ordinator...
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> At 10:25 PM +0200 5/1/08, Goretty Robles Fernández wrote:
> >I'm speechless.
> >http://www.metacafe.com/watch/336489/papas_y_mamas_daddies_mummies/
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