tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post3724406694034795079..comments2024-03-10T10:54:59.776-07:00Comments on Ben Witherington: Dr. Seuss' --'Horton Hears a Who'Ben Witheringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017701050859255865noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-9159862288243121072008-04-08T13:00:00.000-07:002008-04-08T13:00:00.000-07:00Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who is classic, i forgot...Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who is classic, i forgot how much that guy packed into such simple storylines... they didn't add much to the original story either except for the usual Jim-Carryisms.Pat Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397839550090715753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-9466490079313825402008-03-27T11:02:00.000-07:002008-03-27T11:02:00.000-07:00Did you really site wikipedia?Did you really site wikipedia?Joshua Weichhandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598804509129084428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-59698181325086062832008-03-26T11:08:00.000-07:002008-03-26T11:08:00.000-07:00B-WBy that same reckoning, I would have to abandon...B-W<BR/>By that same reckoning, I would have to abandon my practice of pointing to Mt. Rushmore as an example of intelligent design, if indeed the sculptor were to take offense at my making a statement that he had no intention of making about creation-all he was trying to do after all is honor the presidents! There is no need at all to honor Mrs. Geisel's request, as the request is emotional only and not at all rational.Hollands Opushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934064700542652027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-30837054896767002902008-03-26T09:20:00.000-07:002008-03-26T09:20:00.000-07:00hollands opus and others,"Hijack" is Ms. Geisel's ...hollands opus and others,<BR/><BR/>"Hijack" is Ms. Geisel's word, not mine. And since it wasn't his intention, and indeed he'd probably be horrified that people are using his words in this way, I agree with her completely. It's improper to take this children's story and turn it into an anti-abortion allegory. This practice should be stopped out of respect for the author's widow's wishe.Mark Baker-Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593390925694976101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-40812888472286906252008-03-25T16:33:00.000-07:002008-03-25T16:33:00.000-07:00Back when we would get our weekly reader and read ...Back when we would get our weekly reader and read it as part of school, we also went to sat. afternoon matinee's to watch cartoons and got up early on sat. morning to watch cartoons right after the farm report.<BR/>That's why Horton .... is so enjoyable. We can just be entertained and relax."Red" Auerbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12610997327546467333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-72836882847778656942008-03-25T10:01:00.000-07:002008-03-25T10:01:00.000-07:00Desensitizing. Real-life is way down, Reality-tv i...Desensitizing. Real-life is way down, Reality-tv is way up. Entertainment is still about substance, but how we define substance seems to have changed. <BR/><BR/>Besides, aren't we only a couple short years from real-life "The Running Man" and death-duels in the Coliseum? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-111868331421045912008-03-25T05:51:00.000-07:002008-03-25T05:51:00.000-07:00b-whijack seems a very harsh word for finding a fu...b-w<BR/>hijack seems a very harsh word for finding a fun argument for personhood in Dr. Suess' "Horton" hears a who. Indeed, a who is a who no matter how small. Neither is it a political purpose - it is a profound philosophical argument and all due respect to Mrs. Suess, I will continue to use it in the way that I have chosen to, for no one has a monopoly on cute ideas, and borrowing such things for illustration with the necessary caveats is a common literary device.Hollands Opushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934064700542652027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-57836716687588597062008-03-24T16:16:00.000-07:002008-03-24T16:16:00.000-07:00b-w,I'm not sure she gets "rightly" upset but she ...b-w,<BR/>I'm not sure she gets "rightly" upset but she sure gets upset. Have to agree with you hollands opus that the story is a pretty good allegory for abortion.<BR/><BR/>Haven't seen the movie but the preview was interesting.FrankDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807726337144710245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-14330450671431647412008-03-24T14:11:00.000-07:002008-03-24T14:11:00.000-07:00I just got back from taking my 3 kids (elementary ...I just got back from taking my 3 kids (elementary age), who are on spring break. Afterwards, we had ice cream and we talked about the theological analogies found throughout. Good flick. Good fun. Good teaching tool.Kyle G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08455122769796271666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-80757652966869752992008-03-24T13:58:00.000-07:002008-03-24T13:58:00.000-07:00Dr. Witherington, This is completely off topic, bu...Dr. Witherington, <BR/><BR/>This is completely off topic, but I am wondering if you may be able to help direct me to a book that compares or contrasts Catholic and Protestant theologies. I am looking for something that in one volume will help me better understand the agreements and differences of the two faiths. <BR/><BR/>Thank youWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491687479548135638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-56409671536493933772008-03-24T11:34:00.000-07:002008-03-24T11:34:00.000-07:00Hollands Opus,Not only wasn't it Seuss' intention ...Hollands Opus,<BR/><BR/>Not only wasn't it Seuss' intention for "Horton" to be an anti-abortion allegory, but Seuss' widow gets rightly upset when people hijack his work for such political purposes.Mark Baker-Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593390925694976101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-65119999106579935412008-03-24T06:33:00.000-07:002008-03-24T06:33:00.000-07:00I have often thought of Horton hears a who as a wo...I have often thought of Horton hears a who as a wonderful allegory for the abortion issue. I know that was not Dr. Suess' intention, but it works nonetheless!Hollands Opushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934064700542652027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-55640426507522227562008-03-23T20:50:00.000-07:002008-03-23T20:50:00.000-07:00I saw "Horton Hears a Who" and enjoyed it. I thin...I saw "Horton Hears a Who" and enjoyed it. I think it could have been better. Have you had a chance to see "Seussical: The Musical"? Asbury's current senior class did a production of it when they were sophomores. I enjoyed Seussical more than "Horton Hears a Who".Carrie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17723411880249670376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-9765569296032401692008-03-23T09:19:00.000-07:002008-03-23T09:19:00.000-07:00Just a little piece of trivia: the PG-13 rating wa...Just a little piece of trivia: the PG-13 rating was inspired by <I>Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom</I> in 1984. The whole history is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pg-13<BR/><BR/>As a father of a 2-year old, I suspect the decrease in G movie releases is largely in part to the abundance of video and DVD releases for kids, not to mention the Disney and Nickelodeon cable empires.<BR/><BR/>Kids are consuming greater amounts of media today. The difference is that parents don't have to watch it with them (which raises a whole different list of concerns).<BR/><BR/>Keep up the great work on this blog.Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671728279349261834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-62564337340337090922008-03-23T03:50:00.000-07:002008-03-23T03:50:00.000-07:00I think it is fine-- enjoy.Ben W.I think it is fine-- enjoy.<BR/><BR/>Ben W.Ben Witheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017701050859255865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-88084601774859680952008-03-23T02:54:00.000-07:002008-03-23T02:54:00.000-07:00There definitely aren't enough G movies any more. ...There definitely aren't enough G movies any more. Now, I do enjoy many non G movies. But I have noticed this recently because my eldest son is 3, and perhaps ready for his first movie - but what should it be? Not that many movies appropriate for 3 year olds come out. I was wondering about this one, though my father (who teaches NT, btw) thinks it may be too strange. What do you think?Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05400747412761753914noreply@blogger.com