Kathy Fester writes:
"Did anyone else read the Ms. magazine's interesting column about how
TDWK is probably not the best book for contributing to a developing
girl's identity--basically girls are objectified, peripheral
characters and such?"
Yes - "The Kid Wimps Out" (Ms, Fall 2009, p. 50) is interesting enough to
discuss at a class I'm teaching on genderbased fiction. We are going to
look at the the Wimpy Kid with a critical eye and decide if the stereotypes are
sexist and damaging, or if the characatures are purposeful
(tongue-in-cheek) to allow Greg to be the ultimate antihero.
We also want to talk about Captain Underpants, and the vampire book craze
among girls. For that, I found an article to start the discussion called,
"Girls Just Wanna Have Fangs." (American Prospect, Nov 2009, p.29)
Vicki Reutter, LMS
Cazenovia (NY) Jr. Sr. High School
vreutt@aol.com
vreutter@caz.cnyric.org
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