Happy Mother's Day to Moms of all Cultures Raising Children of all Colors!

Happy Mother's Day Readers!

No Monsters™ is part of our series titled "Proof™". It's our answer to the questions: "Is this your child?" and "Is that your mom?" Sometimes you just have to answer the questions for them.

As far as we can tell (thanks Google!), the following countries also celebrate mother's day on the second Sunday in May (May 8th this year).

Worldwide Celebration Dates on May 8, 2011

The following countries celebrate Mother's Day on May 8:

Anguilla Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados Bangladesh Belgium Belize Bermuda Bonaire Brazil Canada Chile China Colombia Cuba Croatia

Curaçao Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Estonia Finland Germany Greece Grenada Honduras Hong Kong Iceland Italy Jamaica Japan Latvia Malta Malaysia

Netherlands New Zealand Peru Philippines Puerto Rico Singapore Slovakia South Africa Suriname Switzerland Taiwan Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Uruguay Venezuela Zimbabwe

We here at EIRIC™ and Made in The World™ are wishing a happy day to those moms around the world who are celebrating today, moms of all cultures raising children of all colors, old time moms, new moms, moms with one, moms with multiple, moms by choice, moms by default, moms who work outside the home, moms who work inside the home, moms who cook, moms who order takeout, those who can spell mom, those who've ever seen a movie with a mom in it, those who like Boys II Men's Mam, Moms Mabley, Mama Mia, Mama Say Mama Sa Mamakusa...and any other moms not captured in this greeting.

People are going to stare and have questions. Why not let your baby answer it? This is a fun multicultural gift for the mommy in your life with a biracial baby.

No Monsters™ is part of our series titled "Proof™". It's our answer to the questions: "Is this your child?" and "Is that your mom?". Sometimes you just have to answer the questions for them.

Source:
EIRIC™
Made in The World™
Google
http://www.mothersdaycentral.com/when/

Why is there no looting in Japan? aka Why are the Japanese so much more civilized than the barbarians of African ancestry?

A recent CNN article poses the question Why is there no looting in Japan? in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes and tsunami.

The article juxtaposes the behavior of the Japanese with that of the Haitians who also faced a devastating earthquake, and the Americans who faced the hurricane Katrina. The author asks people to weigh in on why it happened in Haiti and Katrina and not Japan. 

Some of the responses that are indicative of what little progress we've made in race relations are noted below:

Kim:
Because Japanese culture, unlike all other modern cultures, is based primarily on honor and dignity. Unlike our Katrina disaster, the Japanese don't see this as an opportunity to steal everything in sight. The so-called civilized world can learn much from the stoic Japanese. 

Natasha:
The Japanese are resourceful, innovative and disciplined people with a great sense of national pride. While they also have criminals and felons, it is not quite in comparison to the sleaze balls we have in our streets. It was disgusting to watch these scum bags loot stores in New Orleans during Katrina when they should have helped their fellow citizens in need. While watching the devastation in Japan is heart wrenching, it is so refreshing to see the civility of people within the calamity they are facing.

We have a theory of our own. 

EIRIC:

Maybe there's no looting in Japan because they have enjoyed a very prosperous economy for years and very few of their citizens know and understand what it means to live without food on a daily basis - even in the absence of a natural disaster or any other large scale emergency.

We're always interested interested in answering social science questions and hearing the perspective of others, but not when they're inflammatory just for the heck of it.

All photos courtesy of Google and CNN.