Classic Kids' Books from 50’s-60’s Outdated with Traditional Stereo Types

[Br.IanVonTurpie]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10869427/Australian-researcher-warns-childrens-book-Hungry-Caterpillar-detrimental-kids.html

Classic children's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar may be 'detrimental' for kids to read, according to a new study by a senior childhood researcher

Dr Helen Adam from Edith Cowan University's School of Education has flagged a series of classic children's books that she believes 'perpetuate outdated stereotypes' and are not diverse enough

Some of the books Dr Adam highlights from her research include older classics such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Harry the Dirty Dog and Hairy Maclary

For her research, Dr Adam and her team observed eight long daycare centres - four in Western Australia and four in the U.S. - and found that 90 per cent of the books read to children weren't inclusive.

The researchers observed the stories and characters from the books and broke them down into stereotypical, gender restrictive, sensitive to gender or gender neutral

Many of the books were 'older' and first published in either the 1950s or 60s, which Dr Adam says are reflective of 'outdated viewpoints and lifestyles' and conveyed rigid gender stereotypes.

'Purely and simply this research shows, there's a lack of representation of boys and girls in non-traditional gender roles in these books,' she explained.

Dr Adam said the books did not present gender diverse or ethnically diverse characters and were usually told from a 'white, male perspective'. 

'This can contribute to children from these families and backgrounds feeling excluded or marginalised,' the senior researcher claimed.

Dr Adam stated that the books she flagged weren't the issue, but rather that educators and parents often relied on these books over new books that include diverse stories and characters.

'The majority of the books shared by educators in this study promoted traditional, binary and stereotypical viewpoints of gender and gender roles,' she wrote in her study.

She added that many parents will choose to read books to their kids that they enjoyed reading when they were children, which contributes to 'outdated viewpoints of masculinity and femininity as well as gender roles

 
Nothing is sacred, these left-tards wanna destroy everything! They just have to find fault and complain!

[Rev.Cambeul]

Dr Adam said the books did not present gender diverse or ethnically diverse characters and were usually told from a 'white, male perspective'.

That's an easily solved problem. Just give away a packet of Golliwog stickers with every kids' book. Let the kids fill the entire book full of Nig-Nogs if that's what they want.

[Br.IanVonTurpie]

You can't have Golliwogs in kids book like Enid Blyton's "Noddy" series.