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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It bugs me bc if you are the “dark kid” on the end you’d feel self consciously about it. And if you are a little girl of color looking at that it would make you feel like yup I’m the dark one  The ad is neutral but society is not neutral so it reinforces cultural biases. [/quote]

As a brown woman, I’m really confused.

FYI, regardless of where she’s standing anyone can tell which kid has the darkest skin. Your post seems way more problematic than the picture because you seem to imply that this is bad? Your post is weird... It’s like you’re really biased against people of color but still simultaneously offended (maybe embarrassed?) at perceived bias? [/quote]

Ok, so as a brown woman, would you feel comfortable if you were in school and your teacher asked you to line up by skin color?  The other kids can still tell you are the darkest one whether or not you are in a line, so it should not matter, right? [/quote]

Sorry, OP, but this comment still seems to imply that you think being dark is a bad thing and shouldn’t be highlighted. Why aren’t you concerned about the super pale kid on the other end? People of color have nothing to be ashamed of and their color should  not be hidden between white people so as not to draw attention to it. THAT would be racist. Primary is a progressive company that intentionally makes inclusive and diverse choices in their advertising. They often use clothing to make rainbows of color but since this is just 5 kids I’m not convinced it was intentional but IF they did choose to line up 20 diverse children in a rainbow of color I would celebrate it as a beautiful picture. I would not worry that the dark child on one end would feel upset that their darkness was highlighted because there is nothing bad or shameful about being dark-skinned. I think YOU need to do some serious soul searching about your own innate biases. [/quote]

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