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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I am pretty sure that every four-year-old is "racist" in the same sense that your nephew is. But I believe the more important issue here is why you think we should be taking our social cues from four-years-olds. Do you honestly see no difference between his formative behaviour and the caption that was published in a mass market medium by a grown adult?
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Why is he racist? He noticed that one of his Grandma's is brown and the other is beige and that is how he differentiates them when he is referring to them.
If you think that's where I get me social cues from, you are exactly right. I love the fact that a 4 year old can call someone brown and no one cares. I love the fact that one of his parents is black and one is white too. My point is simply the response from others, such as yourself, is what makes these kinds of statements an issue. Kids aren't born racist, but they aren't blind either.
Intention is everything.
edit: I should clarify I believe the person who wrote the comment in the picture needs a lesson in political correctness, but I am not calling them out as a racist *quite* yet.