Monday, October 10, 2005
Dialogues of the Toddlers: Gender And Thomas (And Friends), The Three-Year-Old View
by Tom Bozzo
Daddy: You're Gordon? OK, who is Julia?
J.: She's Thomas.
D.: Who's Mommy?
J.: Percy!
D.: Who am I?
J.: Umm... Edward.
[Ed. note: Last time this game was played, Daddy was Annie.]
J.: [Ms. Z, nursery school classmate] is Emily.
John: I'm Gordon.
Daddy: You're Gordon? OK, who is Julia?
J.: She's Thomas.
D.: Who's Mommy?
J.: Percy!
D.: Who am I?
J.: Umm... Edward.
[Ed. note: Last time this game was played, Daddy was Annie.]
J.: [Ms. Z, nursery school classmate] is Emily.
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I kept trying to decipher whether behind it all was some form of early political indoctrination, I mean, education, but gave up that idea once I saw that you had once been Annie.
So do you talk politics with John?
So do you talk politics with John?
He's probably heard an unflattering comment or two about George W. Bush, and he's also worn a Tammy Baldwin for Congress sticker around the Farmer's Market (mainly for its stickerness), but I think he's getting most of his politics subliminally.
I'd be more scared about that if he watched more TV than he actually does -- all we have to do for now is keep on top of the messages in Sesame Street and Thomas.
I'd be more scared about that if he watched more TV than he actually does -- all we have to do for now is keep on top of the messages in Sesame Street and Thomas.
Better show him Michael Apted's 7-, 28-, and 35-Up soon, so he realises the consequences of the Thomas world.
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