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[quote=Anonymous]Racism doesn’t always look like people think it looks. It’s not always big and bold and obviously wrong. It’s subtle- In both directions with regard to actions and how that is internalized

Glad you gained insight. I would just say that you sound like you grew up unreflective and perhaps that was supported in your family unit and education. It seems race history isn’t really taught in the us and black history gets a month a year in curriculums if you are lucky.

I had the opposite experience (though I am white) and race was discussed in a natural unforced way. It was part of the curriculum and classes were multicultural (Canada).

ps as far as dolls, I think the white dolls were related to what the population looked like, who had the earning power and how capitalism works. My favourite barbies were the black and Asian ones and the ken dolls because they were special/ more rare and not all my friends had them as I often got them when traveling in the US.  (it actually never occurred to me friends perhaps didn’t want them...!hmmmm). By the same respect, that’s why white dolls were manufactured/still popular overseas.... because the look is rare/uncommon there. I think because of that though, it became more of a beauty standard, because how else can you interpret NOT having dolls that look like you?  JMHO. [/quote]

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