Talk:The Sneetches and Other Stories

message: The sneetches follows the book Black No More I've never seen a link between them written about but it seems apparent. If someone knows more or can link them non coincidently I think it might be reasonable to do so.
65.25.155.252 02:43, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Possible sourse for sneeches story

message: Is there any evidence that the Star-bellied Sneetches story was related to King Christian's (of Denmark) refusal to require Danish Jews to wear stars?  King Christian also supposedly wore a star, himself, to demonstrate his solidarity with his Jewish citizens.  I didn't find anything about this in Wikipedia, but it's intriguing as potential encyclopedia material. Appraiser 18:58, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: King Christian

message: I merged the article for "Too Many Daves" into this one, though honestly since there was nothing in that article that wasn't in this one (and much less, to boot), I guess it's just more of a redirect than anything else. Eatcacti 07:20, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too Many Daves 

message: I loved that book as a child and as a parent.  I found it interesting that the author(s) of this article focussed on the messages about consumerism, but on the subject of racial discrimination say "there may be deeper connotations".  I found it interesting because when I read it, it was the racial discrimination that I thought the main theme, and consumerism the secondary one.  I'm not changing anything in the article.  I just wanted to comment, but it does seem like the discrimination angle could be elevated in emphasis.  (P.S. I'm a white male, so it's not like I saw this because discrimination was my cross to bear or anything like that - it just seemed obvious to me.)
P.P.S. The above was my comment - I forgot to log in  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Synaptidude (talk • contribs) 19:20, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: When I wrote the article originally it didn't mention consumerism.  I'll have to find a good scholarly source on what it's theme(s) is/are.--TexasDex ★ 19:08, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Racial Discrimination 

message: Te Sneetches are the same color and appearance minus the belly star.
This was taken from the Children Theater page--
Despite the whimsical nature of the book, it holds a dark truth: The values of American Pop culture place a prevalent emphasis on beauty, to the extent where individuals with attractive and desirable features are given an elevated status within society. Let's name this phenomenon "Aphrodite's Law," after the fabled Greek goddess of beauty, and assume that it is always in effect. In a Darwinian sense, having attractive attributes is an advantage in natural selection. In common human interactions, our favoritism is usually somewhat obvious. Whether choosing a mate, securing employment or simply gaining entry to an exclusive nightclub, beautiful people are given priority, as if all of society shares an unspoken understanding of their eminence.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.245.85.58 (talk) 13:18, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nothing to do with Race 

message: Should there be some mention that a few of the names are mildly naughty, for instance "Oliver Bolivar Butt" & "Paris Garters"?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.202.33.17 (talk) 22:30, 11 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Naughty Names?