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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tell her that all the poor people actually don't have black skin.  About half of the panhandlers I see are white. 
You could say, "All the poor people don't have black skin. There are people with all sorts of skin that have all different amounts of money. Maybe the poor here are in the same families, and sometimes families have similar skin tone colors."[/quote]

You can't tell her that her perception is wrong.  That will shame her.

You can tell her there are poor people of other skin colors elsewhere.[/quote]

You would just rather let your child think the only poor people in this area are black or brown?  There is a middle ground on this one.  OP, validate what she sees, and then discuss poor people OF ALL COLORS everywhere.

The pp that said "I would answer that all the poor people she has seen may have dark skin, but that poor people with all colors of skin are sadly everywhere." is spot on.  Please don't teach your child that all people of color in this area are poor.[/quote]

If all the poor people she sees are black and brown, then that's her reality.  At some point, she will realize that's not the case everywhere.  [/quote]

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