tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4735085699153339257.post5238341879175778364..comments2024-02-06T12:09:18.943+00:00Comments on The Witty Ways of a Wayward Woman: Leave Enid Blyton Alone!Jane Turleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441332018679664175noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4735085699153339257.post-13318902342146965672010-09-23T12:13:39.626+01:002010-09-23T12:13:39.626+01:00Alright Ms F - Ms F it is!
(I'm thinking up a...Alright Ms F - Ms F it is!<br /><br />(I'm thinking up a water-tight argument - expect a reply in about 2 months!)<br /><br />Okay I've changed my mind.... I disagree with you! Leave Enid and The Famous Five alone! She's a national treasure! Rewrite Noddy instead - he's a scheming little greedy sixpence hoarding puppet and shouldn't be driving without a seatbelt!!!<br /><br />(I've not convinced you have I?!)Jane Turleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441332018679664175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4735085699153339257.post-69849576586034887162010-09-23T11:54:36.708+01:002010-09-23T11:54:36.708+01:00Sue - that's a good point. There must be milli...Sue - that's a good point. There must be millions of Blyton's books in circulation but so long as the publishers make it clear these are revised works at least that will give parents the choice over which edition they buy:)<br /><br />I'm pleased to hear your children and grandson enjoyed Enid too - what better way to get started in the world of Make Believe:)Jane Turleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441332018679664175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4735085699153339257.post-75785662821261097062010-09-22T18:03:28.855+01:002010-09-22T18:03:28.855+01:00As long as they keep the older ones in print too I...As long as they keep the older ones in print too I suppose I don't mind. I guess they want to make the books readable to the new gen. But as far as I know, Enid Blyton is still quite popular in India, as is--all her different genres of books. My kids were all fans and now my grandson has begun his foray into Enid Blyton world.hillgrandmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805698959846687562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4735085699153339257.post-87628206670600851882010-09-22T16:39:42.866+01:002010-09-22T16:39:42.866+01:00MS F if you please...MS F if you please...Ms Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4735085699153339257.post-22746507019351067172010-09-22T13:35:56.777+01:002010-09-22T13:35:56.777+01:00Outrageous, outrageous comment Miss F! George is a...Outrageous, outrageous comment Miss F! George is a soppy vibe?! She is a covert lesbian!!!!!!<br /><br />Okay, I've got to dash out with Master Sam for some sterotypical shopping... Will be back anon:))Jane Turleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441332018679664175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4735085699153339257.post-49845939347833131682010-09-22T13:12:12.028+01:002010-09-22T13:12:12.028+01:00Hmmm. I'm not quite sure where I stand on this...Hmmm. I'm not quite sure where I stand on this.<br />As you know I am not desperately politically correct, but I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing that some of the gender stereotyping gets the heave-ho. I'm not sure we are at the point yet where Enid Blyton can all be regarded as interesting historical documentation of past attitudes. Or maybe we are, but an 8 yr old would probably not realise, and end up being reinforced in the girls (and women) are soppy vibe. <br /><br />On the other hand maybe the school stories like Malory Towers and St Clare's are somehow more like period pieces which could stand as they are?<br /><br />Shoot me down Mrs T!Ms Fnoreply@blogger.com