Some remember Mr. Rogers with his mild manner encouraging his viewers to be a good neighbor. Consider this example of caring for immigrants. My 93-year-old Texan friend was affectionately called “Ellis halabujji,” which is Korean for grandfather (할아버지). Mr. Ellis Baskette Reed, Jr. spent more than twenty years mentoring foreigners, most of whom were Koreans. As if we had been transported to the …
Culture
Campaign for Real Beauty: How Do Cultures Define It? How Should We?
Most are familiar with Victoria Secret's concept of beauty. I applaud Shaunda Rhimes and Dove's Real Beauty campaign for breaking new ground in describing it more fully. Do they go far enough? What if culture defined the concept of beauty this way? I admire what Ria Sharma is doing to redefine it for a group of women in India. Her clients are acid attack survivors who receive legal, emotional, …