Week 6- Debbie Reese Take 2

“Images of Indians in Children’s Books,” Reese’s other blog is intended to find pictures in children’s books and comics that portray ordinary stereotypes about Native Americans. They are primarily based around visual rhetoric of what an Indian is supposed to look like. This includes war paint, bow and arrows, large head dresses, totem poles, and even dogs. These passages explain the problems of creating inaccurate perceptions. The over exaggeration of these pieces of work essentially give off false perceptions and as a result the readers have a skewed mentality. I for one know that seeing Indian images portraying them as barbaric and primitive formed my opinions of Indians in a negative manner. As a result the way I looked at people of this race for a part of my childhood was severely wrong.