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bliss_eternal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 01:56 PM
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5. Honestly, Brewman...
Edited on Wed Jul-08-09 02:23 PM by bliss_eternal
...I thought that was bs.

Generally children of that age seem to learn what they live. If they have exposure, and the adults in their world don't label people based on "color" or "race" the kids won't either. Again, this is generally--there are exceptions.

On edit--here's an example of a teacher utilizing specific "eye colors" as superior...perhaps this could shed some light on how children of this age group learn about racial caste systems:

http://articles.latimes.com/2009/mar/26/local/me-blueeyes26

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