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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He may be getting it from another kid in his class.  My 4 year old has never mentioned anything about race but I do notice she says things that I never say.  Nothing bad but just things I can tell she has probably picked up from other kids at school.  [b]Racism is a learned behavior [/b]so he is picking it up from someone.  Maybe another family member made a comment?

But you do need to talk with him and tell him what racism is and that it is wrong and hurtful.  [/quote]
Racism may be learned but categorizing things by color is very normal and natural.  Just because kids are noticing color or even saying things that sound racist doesn't mean they necessarily picked it up from someone else.[/quote]

what her son said goes beyond categorizing.  He specifically said he will not play with a child if they have dark skin. So yes her son is displaying racist behavior.  If you think that is not racist, then I don't know what else to say to you. [/quote]

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