I just read it, so I am still thinking it over, but this is a really interesting newsweek article about children and racism. Basically, their theory is that in order for children to truly learn about equality, you have to be willing to talk about race and racial differences. Just pretending everyone is the same doesn't seem to work.
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I read that one too! It made total sense that we're all trying to make it invisible and of course it's visible. If you put a name on it, then they can get past it.
Wow - that was really interesting. And yeah, I agree with Syl - it makes sense. They already use different things to group themselves and expect "their group" to be like them, whether it be girls, or kids who's favorite color is pink, or redheads, or readers. Yeah, we do talk about gender issues specifically, but I think I'll definitely be more aware now of seizing the teachable moments with race/skin color issues.
I have so much to say on this article that there is no way I could fit it all in here. Especially living in foreign cultures, seeing various racism here, seeing foreign service kids grow up in a totally different environment, coming at it from an international adoption perspective....Ya'll will just have to ask me about it sometime this summer when we come home. But, I dare say finding differences is natural. I think it probably goes back to a protection instinct.
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