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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Talking about race is good. Your child is a great age to start this. “Mrs A is White. Mrs G is Black.” Acknowledging someone’s race IS NOT RACIST, I have no idea why white people get so hung up on this. [/quote]

I think people who are really trying to get it right on race don't want to use phrasing that might fall into the category of racist without realizing it. There is nuance to interaction that is harder for some nonPOC to decipher. (It went from Black, to African American, to now back to Black. But there is still some leftover of: Is saying black person okay? Or does it still need to be AA?) Once it's spelled out, then it is OBVIOUS. But someone who is trying to get it right tends to err on the side of caution. Asking on an anonymous forum gives them a place to learn. So a conversation like this is very helpful.

All to say, believe it or not, in at least many cases, the question is coming out of good intent--not out of being hung up on something. [/quote]

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