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Originally posted by SKEEphistAKAte
My daughter started asking those questions at age 3. She is 4 now and I make sure to instill in her an appreciation for her beauty. Most of the books I read to her have African- American illustrations. For instance she has a Goldilocks book where the little girl has braids with gold beads on them (very creative twist on a classic). In my frequent reminders of not to let "them" play in her hair, I tell her that her brown curly hair and deep brown eyes are beautiful (who wants yellow hair anyway?). So I am hoping that she won't have those image issues in the future (have to start them early).
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Good point. My daughter is 7 and always says she wants yellow hair and that her hair is 'different' from her friends' hair. It's an issue that's starts earlier than we may think
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My question is for SKEEphistAKAte and mulattogyrl. Both of your girls are still young. Would you go into graphic, detailed discussion on the Middle Passage, right now? Would you tell them, right now, about slave auctions and the rape of the women? After you tell them that, mention that racism still exists?
That's my issue.