The politically incorrect alphabet

vooruit · 11 december 2006, 17:01

The politically incorrect alphabet

My wife is a teacher of young children, and I've spent a fair time of late sitting on undersized chairs admiring the alphabet charts on classroom walls. Typically 'A' will stand for Apple, 'B' for Ball. It occurred to me that 'I' for Indian, one I remember from my childhood, has been replaced as it is no longer politically correct to refer to native/first/indigenous Americans as Indians.
Lacking any tact or decency, I therefore determined to create an alphabet using only subjects that, while they might have been unremarked a few decades ago, are now outside acceptable usage. But only just. And then it was my intention to illustrate these in a 'modern' style, something along the lines of Dick Bruna's Miffy (OK, Miffy is 50, but still looks fresh). You can see those I've completed already on this page.

http://better-together.co.uk/

Stond vandaag in de morgen. Echt wel grappig. Stel je voor dat ze daarmee les zouden geven.

11 december 2006, 17:01	#1
vooruit Gouverneur Geregistreerd: 14 juni 2005 Berichten: 1.315	The politically incorrect alphabet The politically incorrect alphabet My wife is a teacher of young children, and I've spent a fair time of late sitting on undersized chairs admiring the alphabet charts on classroom walls. Typically 'A' will stand for Apple, 'B' for Ball. It occurred to me that 'I' for Indian, one I remember from my childhood, has been replaced as it is no longer politically correct to refer to native/first/indigenous Americans as Indians. Lacking any tact or decency, I therefore determined to create an alphabet using only subjects that, while they might have been unremarked a few decades ago, are now outside acceptable usage. But only just. And then it was my intention to illustrate these in a 'modern' style, something along the lines of Dick Bruna's Miffy (OK, Miffy is 50, but still looks fresh). You can see those I've completed already on this page. http://better-together.co.uk/ Stond vandaag in de morgen. Echt wel grappig. Stel je voor dat ze daarmee les zouden geven.