I know that there will never be an end to racism, but I think there is more to the story as this may not only be a racist remark rather then what a child deems as 'beautiful' or 'attractive'. I actually have many very close friends that are many different races: African American, Puerto Rican, Costa Rican, Indian, Philippino, Asian, Irish, Polish. German, etc. Each nationality has a different opinion about what is beautiful or good looking in each category!
For example, my best friend happens to be a dark skinned black woman and was always teased growing up as being 'midnight black' from her own race. She always felt less than beautiful as she was not 'light-skinned' as her Mother. Her Mother being 'light skinned' was perceived as pretty. Now on the other side, she also had an Aunt that was “fair skinned” almost white and she was teased for being not black enough for her own race and was sought as unattractive.
These sorts of things go on in each race, nationality and it would be hard to differentiate between a racist remark and what someone deems as attractive as a child. Yes, these things are certainly learned behaviors as my best friend although 'dark skinned' is a very attractive woman.
I don't know if I could follow the CNN story about this one since I have seen so many different things in each nationality that I would beg to differ on a child's racist opinion.
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I know that there will never be an end to racism, but I think there is more to the story as this may not only be a racist remark rather then what a child deems as 'beautiful' or 'attractive'. I actually have many very close friends that are many different races: African American, Puerto Rican, Costa Rican, Indian, Philippino, Asian, Irish, Polish. German, etc. Each nationality has a different opinion about what is beautiful or good looking in each category!
For example, my best friend happens to be a dark skinned black woman and was always teased growing up as being 'midnight black' from her own race. She always felt less than beautiful as she was not 'light-skinned' as her Mother. Her Mother being 'light skinned' was perceived as pretty. Now on the other side, she also had an Aunt that was “fair skinned” almost white and she was teased for being not black enough for her own race and was sought as unattractive.
These sorts of things go on in each race, nationality and it would be hard to differentiate between a racist remark and what someone deems as attractive as a child. Yes, these things are certainly learned behaviors as my best friend although 'dark skinned' is a very attractive woman.
I don't know if I could follow the CNN story about this one since I have seen so many different things in each nationality that I would beg to differ on a child's racist opinion.
June 6, 2010 - 8:26amThis Comment
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