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Wow! That would throw any parent for a loop. I think with kids that age, you don't need to go too in-depth or worry that their psyche is irreversably damaged for asking what seems to be a hot question like that. Like Still BLUTANG said, kids sometimes pick up on pop culture and what they see, like a white model on a magazine cover instead of someone who is Asian, Black, mixed, etc.

I know kids of this age might either be contented with a simple answer or might keep pressing, "Why?" "How?" but the simpler your reply, the easier it is to satisfy them. At least in my experience. IE: Mommy, where do babies come from? Answer: From God.

In your case, I think you dealt with it the best you could by asking her why she felt that way. I think the next thing you can do is to get some photos together of different kinds of people and people doing things and say, "I want to show you some beautiful people."

Show her the pictures-- magazine clippings, story books, whatever and talk about what makes people beautiful: helping others, being polite, working hard, being kind, etc. and look at photos of men and women and ask her what she thinks is beautiful about each of them and then share with her what you think is beautiful about them. You'll end up subtly influencing her with your opinions and she'll end up adopting them as her own.

I'd do this a couple of times over the next few weeks-- pull her away from the TV or coloring for just a few minutes at a time, and say, "Let's look at some beautiful things."