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Would you still push the friendship if his parents weren't doctors?  What if the dad had a long, unkempt beard? What if they weren't so assimilated?

Welcome to the world of profiling.  Black people deal with profiling everyday; it is far reaching.  And organizing forced playdates is temporary but it will probably make  you feel better.  [/quote]

Kind of how I feel. Yes we're all supposed to put on our community caring hats now, but  when it comes to black people etc.

I'm doubting the veracity of this post, but I'll keep it simple. You  can't force the other kids to be his friend. You can't. You can allow your son to be friends with whomever he wishes Just make sure your not pushing this friendship more than you normally would so you can say " I'm not like Trump. We have Muslim friends."
There might be some truth to the kids statement, but it also might be he isn't fun to hang around.
Let your kid play with him, and encourage him to speak up if there is  teasing or unfairness going on. Invite kids to play together as you normally would.
But don't go forcing friendships, that would piss me off  as the mother of a minority child.[/quote]

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