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[quote=Anonymous]My kids grew up in cities in the U.S. and in Europe and Asia, so I think they are relatively “street smart”. They have lived in nyc the longest. But you are conflating street smarts with being open minded about race. I tell my kids why we do things - why we stand away from the edge of the platform until the train has arrived, why we put valuables hidden in parked cars, why we lock the doors while pumping gas, why we don’t enter an empty train car, why we don’t make eye contact with deranged people on the street, why we don’t give to pan handlers in Times Square, why we still have to look both ways before crossing a one way street, etc.

As far as racism goes, I point out racism when I see it, I mention the history of racism in the U.S. as context, I don’t ignore race but I also don’t use race as a descriptor for people, and I also point out cases when I’ve made a stereotypical generalization and why I’m wrong. Just my opinion, but I think everyone is at least little bit racist, just like the avenue q song. It’s always a work in progress to be fair to everyone. [/quote]

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