[lbo-talk] The political incorrectness of Thomas the Tank Engine

[Michael J. Smith]

On Tue, July 26, 2011 11:51 am, // ravi wrote:
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> For M. Smith:
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> the imperialism and British conservatism of Thomas the Tank Engine:
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> http://www.slate.com/id/2299653/pagenum/all/#p2

For li'l ole *me*, or some other M. Smith? And if so... why?

But I'm very flattered, of course. This sort of thing has
a long and honorable history; the locus classicus surely
is Ariel Dorfman's book on Donald Duck.

Besides, I loathe Thomas the Tank Engine. Fortunately neither
of my kids ever showed any interest in the show. However
I do know a young person -- unrelated to me by blood, as it
happens -- who loves T the TE above all things. She descends
from a long line of compliant, motivated, and highly successful
people -- characterizations which most certainly do not apply
to my own family.