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[quote=Anonymous]Talking about skin color is not racist. We tell our kids some people have light skin and some people have dark skin, because everyone has a different amount of melanin in their skin. Don’t pretend there aren’t differences between people - kids obviously see the difference. DH and I are a mixed race couple and our kids are various shades of brown. They notice we are different and there was a period of time where they talked about it all the time. If your kids say something in public - for example, why does that person have dark skin - I would just say something along the lines of “their skin is darker because they have more melanin in it.” But I also stress that we shouldn’t make comments about other peoples bodies. It’s ok to ask questions, but everyone’s body is different and it is rude to talk about people’s bodies. Certainly don’t call people smelly, PP!![/quote]
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