tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204553485003717712.post8443007202902505684..comments2024-01-31T22:54:08.558-06:00Comments on Susan's Texas Quilting Adventures: Politically incorrect tea towelsSusan In Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09165885066527557584noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204553485003717712.post-87166145962689659012012-05-24T23:11:21.989-05:002012-05-24T23:11:21.989-05:00I love the towels! And if people can't see th...I love the towels! And if people can't see the "history" of these towels and look past the non PC aspect, they are missing out. These are amazing heirlooms that need to be passed down for sure!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204553485003717712.post-45145113476511982122012-05-23T16:30:13.371-05:002012-05-23T16:30:13.371-05:00I have a black cloth Mammy Doll that I need to fin...I have a black cloth Mammy Doll that I need to finish. It is cut from a panel. I have had it for quite some time and wouldn't finish it because it is PC uncorrect. but she is SO cute. I think I'll finish her and display her.Dorthy of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564963579403637608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204553485003717712.post-13777979791724290932012-05-22T07:49:06.576-05:002012-05-22T07:49:06.576-05:00Well, anonymous, that's not the point. My hus...Well, anonymous, that's not the point. My husband's great aunt was a woman of her times as am I. Times have changed. What was considered perfectly appropriate in the 50's is now considered very insensitive. I have friends of all hues and I would not want to offend any of them by not recognizing that these tea towels, however well made, are not all that different than pickaninny lawn jockeys and blackface minstrals, now fortunately fading into obscurity. <br /><br />I think the towels should be appreciated for the historical artifacts that they are, and displaying them prominently in my home is not the message I want to project.Susan In Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165885066527557584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204553485003717712.post-40432562594275695492012-05-22T07:02:53.056-05:002012-05-22T07:02:53.056-05:00Get over it. What do you think was on your Aunt...Get over it. What do you think was on your Aunt's heart when she was making them? How do you want to remember her? How do they make you feel? I imagine "racist" is not in any of your answers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204553485003717712.post-49976730709812328762012-05-21T22:14:22.690-05:002012-05-21T22:14:22.690-05:00I think these are wonderful. You are right the wo...I think these are wonderful. You are right the workmanship is fantastic.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446695925503861609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204553485003717712.post-31076533728480980502012-05-21T02:36:32.425-05:002012-05-21T02:36:32.425-05:00Treasure them for what they are Susan - needlework...Treasure them for what they are Susan - needlework heirlooms and interesting.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525435687338202458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204553485003717712.post-19447956813504475122012-05-20T15:52:01.921-05:002012-05-20T15:52:01.921-05:00Oh they are gorgeous. I don't see them as un ...Oh they are gorgeous. I don't see them as un PC. It's just a cute little black girl who is relating her week. Would it matter if she was a cute little white girl? The 'accent' just adds to the fun surely.Footpatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11946333104933778400noreply@blogger.com