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Skriven 2015-01-11 00:03:00 av BOB KLAHN (1:123/140)
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Ärende: Attractive?
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 LL>>> The darker races are attracted to the lighter races,
 ...
 LL>>> If "Black is beautiful", then why do rich black men
 LL>>> choose white women as their mate(s)?  O.J. Simpson,
 LL>>> Bill Cosby, the list goes on and on ...

 BK>> Power, not beauty, is the factor.

 LL> You got dat right, bro'!  Black Power!  <raising fist>

 Naked power.

 LL>>> care of a black doll.  But what kind of parents
 LL>>> would give a white child a black doll?  There

 BK>> I would.

 LL> Would you be so daring as to give a manger set
 LL> with three black wise men, a black Joseph, a black
 LL> Mary, and a little black Jesus to a white family
 LL> for Christmas?

 Yes.

 LL> If you ever do such a thing, the white family might
 LL> question as to how you came upon such a manger set.

 If they can't find one in this day and age they aren't trying.

 LL> And then they might question as to why you would
 LL> give a white family a black manger set rather than
 LL> a white manger set.  Especially if you are a white
 LL> man rather than a black man.

 Not anyone who knows me, who I would give one to.

 LL> Of course, it could be that you were returning from
 LL> a trip to Africa ...

 Then it would be an even better gift.

 LL>>> Would you give a black child a white doll?
 LL>>> Would you give a white child a black doll?

 BK>> How about giving a black child an Asian doll.

 LL> How about giving a Muslim child a doll with a hijab?

 Nope.

 LL> The fact of the matter is that most things (not
 LL> just dolls) are made with the "white" image in mind.

 True.

 LL> It is all part of white privilege.  The vast majority
 LL> of toys that are made are done so with the dominant
 LL> white culture in mind.  Not just in this country,
 LL> but everywhere in the world.

 True.

 LL> Even if you could find a doll with "black" skin
 LL> tone, the hair and clothes would be pretty much the
 LL> same as "white" dolls.  Not only that, but the skin
 LL> tone of dolls that are non-white are never as good
 LL> as the skin tone of dolls that are "white".

 I disagree. Since I have a number of grand children with black
 dolls I have seen enough to know.

 LL> Have you ever been to Asia?  I have.  Do you know
 LL> what dolls most Asians (Japanese, Taiwanese, Filipinos,
 LL> etc.) prefer to buy?  They buy the "white" dolls rather
 LL> than the "Asian" dolls.  Is it because the "white" dolls
 LL> are prettier than the "Asian" dolls?  Is it because the
 LL> "white" dolls are better made than the "Asian" dolls?

 Nope. It's because they don't know how much European men like
 Asian women.

 LL> Maybe it is because Asians have more "white" dolls
 LL> to choose from rather than a severely limited selection
 LL> of "Asian" dolls.

 Possible.

 BK>> And the answer is yes.

 LL> Good luck in finding an Asian doll.
 LL> Especially when it comes to Barbie dolls.
 LL> The other kind of dolls are fairly easy
 LL> to find ...

 Not hard. I've had to do it, remember.
 ...

 LL>>> and let them play, they will continue playing with
 LL>>> each other until they are both ninety years old
 LL>>> without ever quarelling about race.

 BK>> Not true. You should see the fun doing that in public.

 LL> Strange as it might sound, even infants recognize
 LL> differences in race.  As adults, we like to think that race
 LL> is something that is taught, but we have forgotten how we
 LL> once thought as a child ourselves.  That is not the same as
 LL> saying a child is racist. The results of studies can be
 LL> surprising, even shocking.

 Infants recognize differences in people. Whether that identifies
 as race is another matter.

 ...

 LL> Children are raised by adults.  And we like to
 LL> think we have taught our children well.  But maybe
 LL> it is the adults who should be taking lessons from
 LL> the children ...

 If you're wise you do learn from children.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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