Yarddog
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If youre white your argument doesnt stand.Are you white?I wouldn't think twice if a kid gave my daughter a black/asian/alien, etc doll or a book with same characters in it. Neither would my kid.
Then again, some of us are more comfortable with diversity than others.
Why?
If someone gave my kid an xxx doll - and clearly I'm not an xxx - I should be upset because zomg! that doll is different from me/my kid? Sorry, that's not how I roll. A kid young enough to play with dolls doesn't see the world in "colors", unless they are taught to see the world that way. A kid young enough to play with dolls is happy and appreciative to receive a doll. At least, that's how it works in my home.
Because it makes a extremely important difference. If you feel this compromises your argument I can understand why you would wish to avoid answering me.
My argument stands, as noted above, regardless of what my skin color is.
If the color of a doll bothers you and yours, well that's on you and yours.
Its not the color of the doll that bothers me. Its the lesson (conscious or unconscious) the non white child is receiving.
Really , I just have to question this, so the child did receive other Black dolls at the party and then one White doll,
so, one white doll amongst a majority of black dolls is perceived as a threat to the child's self image? You see now how adults fuck up their childrens Lives? Left alone, this kid would be playing with her black dolls and one white doll having a tea party with them, but now because of the adults' insecurities, this child is taught to be insecure. The fact that America is still a predominately White and maybe Latino majority country one day, means that yes, black kids are bombarded daily by white images , just like if they happened to live in China they would be bombarded by asian images.
many parents have parties for their kids and often times they recieve gifts from people who meant well but happened to give a gift that really doesnt fit. They just smile and say thank you, then later when th eparty is over the gift goes straight to the attic. Problem solved with class and understanding. its wonderful to be an adult