Reply #22: Yeah it's a shame that it ever has to become an issue [View All]

[Reverend_Smitty]

Parents pass racism down to their children and the children pass it to their children and it continues down the line. but I'm a firm believer that it only takes one generation to break the cycle.

My mom recently moved to South Carolina, (we are originally from New Jersey), and when I was down there to visit her a few weeks ago she was telling me a story about when she was babysitting a few kids of some people she works with. There was a young black girl and a young white girl and they played together all day. So when the black girl was picked up the white girl who was maybe 6 years old told my mom. "My mommy said it was ok for me to play with _____( I forget the little black girl's name) but I shouldn't borrow any of her clothes because the black might rub off on me"

I was outraged when I heard this story. I mean WTF what are these people teaching their children. My mother was equally horrified and didn't really know what to say or do. How can people teach their children this kind of thing? I feel bad for that little girl because she will probably grow up as a racist like her parents. When I hear stories like this I know we still have a very long way to go until we achieve tolerance