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Originally Posted by FSUZeta
if the opportunity arises again and your daughter makes a similar comment, "mommy, why are white people prettier than black people" try saying,"why do you think?" and see what she has to say. that at least would give you more to go on. it is amazing what young children are thinking.
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I would agree to some point, however if this issue is not resolved in the parent, then, it will be confusing for the child. Some child's response could be so very painful as an African American woman that it is much easier to ignore it.
The other issue is rooting it out of our psyche. At this juncture, I do not have any more faith on our society to improve the psychological health of our children and youth.
What can we do collectively? Nothing. Basically, things cannot stay in disequilibrium. Somehow, someway, someday a balance will evolve and probably not in our lifetime or our children's.
After all the craziness and stress I have endured lately, I have lost my faith in people.