Reply #45: could look at it as an opportunity, too. I know of a similar situation

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where a friend was with a nephew of hers (very young, I think 4) and she saw a black co-worker while she was out shopping. She stopped, introduced her nephew, they talked for a while. As they walked away, her nephew said something like "I don't know very many brown people"

So she something to the effect of "some people have darker skin, some have ligher skin, but they are all people, just the same".


Her nephew agreed that he was a nice man, and was interested by the encounter.


At that age, its not racist. It could easily be misconstrued, but most "brown" people I know would not be offended (and maybe amused, even) by a comment from such a young child, as long as the comment was innocent enough and as long as the adult handled things properly.


The younger children are when they are exposed to people of different color and coulture, the less likely they are to become Republican, racist xenophobes.