I was told a story about an incident involving the four year old grandson of an acquaintance of mine. Her grandson was telling her all about Mathhew, his friend from his pre-school. Something about what he said clued grandma that mathhew might be African- American, so she asked if Matthew was black. The grandson answered, “No, he’s more like a nice shade of chocolate.”
Is this racism?
“The grandson answered, “No, he’s more like a nice shade of chocolate.””
LOL!!!
I was in a doctor’s waiting room with my three yr old when a black walked in, and she said “why are some chocolate?” We were immediate put at the front of the patient waiting list. Then she said “We are Banilla.” We got in to see the doctor immediately!
No, it is not racism. My first child spent his first few years in Europe and didn’t see a lot of black people. So when we came here he talked about a chocolate boy in his preschool class. It is normal. It is normal for white children to ask b.ack children if their hair can soak up water like a sponge. Little kids just want to share their curiosity and then they get on with life.
Until about third grade they all play together without thought to race or difference. But by third grade they often split into their racial groups because the others of the same race have more similar lives, talk the same. I got to experiment with this because our local elementary school is as diverse as a pie cut in 4 equal parts. for the first three grades, it’s united colors of benetton. Sadly that changes, and the parents never mesh much. It’s sad. And it’s not the whites keeping anyone down. Te whites are hoping to all mix and make friends. The others keep the whites at arm’s length. I wish it were not so.