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Clownfish 10/13/2011 1:06:00 PM
I work in secondary schools in Tasmania, Australia.
Just yesterday, I was amazed to observe a group of teenage girls in an empty classroom, taking turns to stand in front of a mirror and chant, "Bloody Mary! Bloody Mary! Bloody Mary!"
None of them had any clear idea where they'd actually heard the story, but they all wanted to know if it was "really true".
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Drex 09/08/2011 1:45:00 AM
What do you mean it's "almost unfair"? Poverty IS unfair.
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Chromaticfrog 05/17/2011 4:54:00 AM
you're not just cynical, sir. you're actually soulless.
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349am 05/02/2011 10:49:00 AM
Hmm... A fantastic article, and by "fantastic" I mean ridiculous. The writer seemed to want to portray these tiny victims in as chivalrous a light as possible while giving a sort mystic feel that screams for attention, but in written in a time when the internet was not nearly as popular as it is today and citing resources for oh-so few bits of info leads me to believe this is a journalistic load of pretentious bunk. I'm something of a cynical man, but having moved plenty as a child and being deeply superstitious of every shadow back then, I can tell you culture and stories can vary from neighborhood to neighborhood, let alone state to state. I appreciate the attempt to draw attention to the nation's homeless youth by any means necessary, but lies are a corrupting seed, leading to best intentions down the darkest paths.
tl,dr Don't lie like a lazy journalist, walk the walk like an activist.
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heisenberg 02/27/2011 4:41:00 AM
If this was 1st or 2nd century, those tales would be in the Bible. It's written from "experience".
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02/06/2011 10:52:00 AM
Well, f I were them instead of sitting comfortably with my laptop I would also believe God has fled...
Is justified, their mythos provides a (somewhat) sensible explanation as to why they are in such a dire situation. It's almost unfair that a child has to go through this.
To laura: these stories probably became known because somebody actually bothered to listen to the children they were helping. There are already plenty of programs available to help them, such as the often-mentioned-in-the-article Salvation Army. They just need more funding, so why not go and help?
This is how folktales are born. It's astounding the depth and beauty of the ones described in the article, considering that the ones who recount them and invent them are children. Good will always triumphs as denoted by the desire of the children to side with the angels even though it might be pointless. Such an innate belief in good will amongst children in such depserate situations makes me want to scream:
NOT ALL FAITH IN HUMANITY IS LOST, INDEED.
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12/26/2010 1:44:00 AM
The song that Maria says the Blue Lady taught her is a slightly edited version of "Believe in Yourself" from the film version of "The Wiz". It would make sense given that as Glenda the Good Witch of the South, Lena Horne is dressed in a silvery blue dress, appears to float on in the sky surrounded by blue star-babies and sings essentially the same lyrics (posted here: http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/thewiz/believeinyourself.htm ). I think this makes sense, as the movie has no doubt been cheaply available to shelters for quite some time and was probably popular amongst clients for featuring Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow.
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/x/ 10/08/2010 5:29:00 AM
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laura 09/25/2010 1:30:00 AM
I would like to know who and how these stories became known and collected and what is being done to help these children reform and deve oulop the stories.. find their way imaginally out of this violent maze so they can envision their own inner faith. I will try to find out what is being done. as a storyteller working throughout the world with children in crisis, this manifests a need as raw as bone in these children's lives for compassionate voice, real narrative and trust.
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gabriell 07/15/2010 1:59:00 AM
GOD IS SCARED OF NOTHING,HE DOSENT AND DIDNT RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!
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miranda 07/13/2010 1:51:00 AM
creapy
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Christen Kimbell 01/27/2010 11:18:00 PM
There's a short film called "The Hard Song" that's based off of some of the concepts up here:
http://www.vimeo.com/8401305
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Lica 08/02/2009 3:32:00 AM
I found the article while reading another article about a webcomic called Digger, in which a similar situation occurs in the story. It was truly a facinating read, is there any other source about this? or about a similar case outside miami?
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Mimi 07/05/2008 9:26:00 PM
Interesting reading, especially since I had read a book (Mad Maudlin) that used something very similar to this article for its plot: http://www.amazon.com/Maudlin-Bedlams-Bard-Mercedes-Lackey/dp/0743499050/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215282204&sr=8-1
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Earth Child 01/25/2008 5:27:00 AM
This was such an amazing read, I was led here after trying to find the history of Sweeny Todd.. I just think it's a truely fantastic phenomena and would love to find more stories and articles surrounding this topic of Children Street Culture. Cheers
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peter Garang 12/14/2007 6:01:00 AM
You are really doing very good job,and so I think it would be better if you can make the questions and the answers on the Myths Over Miami, than you will have help many students who are making on your webside.
By Peter Garang
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alan page 10/25/2007 4:15:00 PM
Could this be the way ALL religions started? Look at Revelations etc. A communal bond between people facing insurmountable odds? A vestige of hope among the gutters? Interesting stuff.
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Christen Kimbell 10/21/2007 5:19:00 AM
I loved the article - I wonder, do you have any more research on the subject? If not, is there any way to contact the original writer so I can ask her more about it?
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Santeria 04/21/2007 2:17:00 AM
Hello,
Just taking a moment to share with you all a website that is a community full of Santeros and yoruba practicioners....really in essence its really about ATR.
http://www.santeriareligion101.com
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josie 03/19/2007 10:20:00 PM
hey, wasn't something like this on ER?
