Kids say the darndest things

I happen to teach a class of students who are a combination of those who have intellectual disabilities, and those who struggle with English.

Post-ARIAs Monday, my class were discussing the show. They began talking about Ja'mie King, the character created by Chris Lilley on We Can Be Heroes. Extreme difficulty arose trying to explain that Ja'mie is not a gay man in drag - it is a CHARACTER.

I spent a good 5-10 minutes discussing the difference between actors and characters, keeping in mind that we have studied film.

I don't think they got it.