tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post1384196827110882645..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Places I LovedRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-10864041940839856452010-02-04T23:36:05.541-08:002010-02-04T23:36:05.541-08:00I love paintings of Bible scenes, with non-white h...I love paintings of Bible scenes, with non-white human subjects.<br /><br />This is my favorite painting of all time:<br /><br />http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.etudogentemorta.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Adora%C3%A7%C3%A3o-dos-Reis-Magos.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.etudogentemorta.com/2010/01/dia-de-reis/&usg=__aLd65g1mHHYicLvwesUJGLvxWoA=&h=448&w=299&sz=68&hl=en&start=5&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=Wh_hoYLOfRJFYM:&tbnh=127&tbnw=85&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dadoracao%2Bdos%2Breis%2Bmagos%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1<br /><br />I've seen it, in person, in Viseu, Portugal -- travelled there just to see this painting. One of the three magi is an indigenous Brazilian.<br /><br />Painted in the early 1500's, it is a representation of the European's early struggle with fitting indigenous American peoples into Biblical history. Yet, there are still European vestiges on the indigenous Brazilian, namely the clothing.<br /><br />Because of the discovery of gold and silver, and the ensuing greed to have it all, slavery and mistreatment of indigenous Americans meant that the Europeans needed to adjust their view of indigenous Americans: no longer an equal member of Biblical history, European depictions of indigenous Americans quickly devolved into something quite the opposite, representing indigenous Americans as devils, demons, tormenting Europeans in hell. This change in POV "allowed" Europeans to feel justified in their mistreatment of native Americans.<br /><br />It all happened very quickly -- within less than 30 years, which is a remarkable transformation in an age before instant news.<br /><br />I like the Adoracao dos Reis Magos piece so well because it is a piece of brotherly love, a moment of acceptance of "other" as equal and same and honored before God.<br /><br />A rather long-winded response...theorivashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11657789094931148604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-39772208998791741472010-02-04T07:28:15.400-08:002010-02-04T07:28:15.400-08:00Those murals are beautiful - how sad they were des...Those murals are beautiful - how sad they were destroyed. Let's pray for many new places of beauty to rise up out of the rubble!Triciahttp://jonskifarms.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-71791668179893966882010-02-03T17:38:38.303-08:002010-02-03T17:38:38.303-08:00Margie, thank you for sharing that beautiful artic...Margie, thank you for sharing that beautiful article.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-19477393520892986402010-02-03T15:19:42.337-08:002010-02-03T15:19:42.337-08:00http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2010/02/01/haiti_...http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2010/02/01/haiti_trapped_under_the_rubble/index.html<br /><br />I like how she wrote about her feelings and why she was writing.Among Worldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562595047750999014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-18085281399180332972010-02-03T09:13:59.467-08:002010-02-03T09:13:59.467-08:00Hi Ruth, Jenny from Sharon CT Daily photo here. I&...Hi Ruth, Jenny from Sharon CT Daily photo here. I'm so glad you and your family are safe. (I had guessed a while back that you were in Haiti from various things you'd said over the years!) <br />I hope it isn't an imposition to ask you this: So many people I know here are organizing projects to help - do you happen to know of groups (orphanages, schools) that want or need donated children's clothes? They would be used, but we'd cull out only exactly what is wanted. Feel free to email me directly at jahansell@gmail.com (or ignore if you have too much on your mind/plate right now!<br />Best wishes for you and everyone you love in Haiti!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482678629267009052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-64459327486610088092010-02-03T05:08:17.053-08:002010-02-03T05:08:17.053-08:00Thanks, Margie.
Yes, Janet, Jacmel was a beautifu...Thanks, Margie.<br /><br />Yes, Janet, Jacmel was a beautiful town and there were big plans in the works for tourism. I read yesterday that Jacmel is 50-60% destroyed.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-48614893302857674762010-02-03T02:41:09.597-08:002010-02-03T02:41:09.597-08:00I don't like going back to visit places that h...I don't like going back to visit places that have changed. To find them destroyed or badly damaged would be so much worse.<br /><br />They did a piece on Jacmel on NPR, saying that before the quake it had good possibilities for tourism.Janethttp://acrossthepage.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-54207908284736109892010-02-02T19:52:44.502-08:002010-02-02T19:52:44.502-08:00Ruth,
I understand - totally.
MargieRuth,<br /><br />I understand - totally.<br /><br />MargieAmong Worldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562595047750999014noreply@blogger.com