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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It does seem like he's racist in his characterization of what constitutes an American family. There are families everywhere, in all colors and shapes, so it's jarring that he's focusing only on the all white attractive young people. Your embarrassment at his forwardness belies your discomfort at his problematic views. This is more than his desire for grandchildren. [/quote]

Can’t tell.

Can’t tell if this is OP’s implication or where they live or if she’s defining NR as “large families with lots of kids.”

Btw, NR art does not look like a Lily Pulitzer family photo day on Cape Cod. [b]It’s pretty gritty and realistic inside look on raising a family in the 1950s.[/b] I believe he was based in Boston area? Where his museum is? [/quote]

NORMAN ROCKWELL IS THE EPITOME OF WHITE AUTHORITY. He was barred by his employer from depicting Black families (or other non-whites) unless in servile positions.

If you cannot recognize this, you have an enormous blind spot about the effects of segregation and Jim Crow on American art, and you should re-educate yourself.
As does OP's husband, apparently.

Nostalgia for the Norman Rockwell era smacks dangerously of Make America Great Again. No, it was only great for certain whites, not even all whites.[/quote]

No. He just painted life in Massachusetts in his time period. No Jim Crow up there nor a majority of the states. Stop making everything about race or one tiny aspect of one book publisher someone’s entire reputation.

Frankly the Kennedy center painting of the black child going to school with guards is good to have memorialized. It’s part of history. [/quote]

DP. Now you're just being willfully obtuse. Yes NR painted Ruby Bridges, but when it comes to his paintings of families, it's all white. Yes it's a result of his employer's bias, but the fact remains that when someone refers to NR families, they're talking about white families.

I normally hate bringing in race into discussions. But in this case I can't help thinking that OP's husband has a bias, whether consciously or not. [/quote]

What do you even mean by "bias"? Why are you so desperate to demonize some old man? There is nothing wrong with complimenting people who look like you. Indians, Arabics, Asians, and Black families are just as inclined to compliment each other. This is perfectly natural. It's human nature.[/quote]

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