Children's books with a message: The world as you like the adult

Of Hannah Arendt, there is the note, to want to change society, must start with the adults, so in the political and other organizations, and not the children, not in education. It was downright dangerous, not to open the protective space of the family early to the conflicts with which the adults come to the edge. The "reading Foundation", as follows, many of the educational Efforts of the opposite idea. She has published under the title "books against racism" is just a list with titles, which are believed to have, children free of prejudice, dealing with their same skin color to suggest. They range from picture books about the American civil rights activist Rosa Parks ("from about 4 years") the texts are supposed to bring six-year-old to "take a stand" and "taking responsibility", to novels about youth gangs, where "marginalized" is. "Of course, with a clearly identifiable message," says the Foundation.

If you know what is right, may not be the message not clear enough. However, already the title of some of the recommended books about how dodgy the thing is. "I'm different than you – I'm just like you" – the would have to say also can shatterhand, Winnetou (but not to Cornel Brinkley), Tom, Huck, and Jim (but not to Indian Joe), or Pippi to Annika (but not to Prusseliese). Since it is the General formula for the modern individualism. To be first, just in a different be the same; everyone is different. And secondly, not to a particular a different to want to be by means of short-circuits due to the simple characteristics are to be determined.

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The communication of clearly defined messages for a world in which such Ideals and different realities meet, the substantial narrative loads. Since neither the different to be solidified (exoticism) is allowed, yet it may be particularly denied in the Dimension of social inequality (defrauded reconciliation). To separate the good, the bad, is only apparent, are also rich and free to follow, self - and other-ascribed to be otherwise. The same variety, then, once again, be Equal.