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    purpleshoes reminds everyone to take typing breaks and stretch, ow: I mean, by the time I was six I was well-inculcated with the idea that black people were vaguely scary, and my parents were trying. We live in a racis... more »
    Agumen: Again, I don't live in America, so I might not be the best person to comment on this. But when you are honestly proposing to instill guilt in a whole... more »
    Evie Havok: "knocked down their glorified view of white people." This, this is what needs to be done to white kids. They need to be told about the history of ho... more »
    MissBuckyC: I've found that in my many years living in Clinton Hill and Bed-Stuy, that even though I'm a milky white lady, young black children will come up to me... more »
    stoprobbers: I do find it distressing that so many white people feel such shame about the history of white people in this country that they seek to separate themse... more »
    emfish55: I think we have to be extremely careful with trying to teach white kids about race by giving them "a little" guilt. I've noticed in white peers (I'm ... more »
    tessa: I am not comfortable with the concept that any child, no matter the race of the child, needs to be instilled with a sense of "guilt." A sense of the ... more »
    mama_t: At a cousin in law's wedding in rural NH, the flower girl couldn't get over my dark skin (she had zero ethnicity in her town). She finally just asked... more »
    LolaQuinn is full of beans: Fuck you guys, this makes so much sense. My infant is always pulling sheets over his head and calling his black friend "boy." That little fucker is R... more »
    MizJenkins: "These therapists and consultants can help teachers resolve kids' problems, like tantrums and rough play, before they get out of hand." Am I crazy? I... more »
    elephante: I think it's also possible that not addressing racial issues could have a positive impact on a child. My parents, and really my whole extended family,... more »
    LolaQuinn is full of beans: Where can I get this video to show my future kids??? more »
    Little Green Frog (Wise Latina): Ugh, this reminds me of a particularly distressing episode this summer at the pool. I'm Mexican and my husband is white. Our kids look more white than... more »
    Jorie Slodki: The whole thing about teaching white kids guilt makes me think of the King of the Hill episode where Bobby's after school group met with a diversity t... more »
    lalaland13: Newsweek, you can argue there's a lot of racial resentment/ tension/racism in a lot of places other than kiddos. For instance, Is Your Church Racist? ... more »
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