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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can say that our wonderful European au pair told us after she got here that she was afraid of moving to DC because of all of the black people. It was shocking, but then you realize that some of these women are young, sheltered, and from very small, homogeneous towns - and their only exposure to African-Americans are American films which I think we can all agree have the tendency to contain racist images where all the African American characters are all gang members, drug addicts, prostitutes, etc. Part of this exchange is to educate - and we have tried to do that, and with interacting with our African-American friends/neighbors and forming her own diverse group of friends, she's learning about herself, challenging preconceived notions, and hugely benefiting from the cultural exchange aspect. Of course au pair matching reflects the systemic racism around the world. I am not sure how the programs could address it better - but I think that they should. [/quote]

Its not racism if they grow up in a community/culture with only similar people/families.  If you go to parts of India, you will find places that have never seen a Caucasian or African-American person.  If you go to parts of Africa, you will find people who have never met a White, Asian or Hispanic person.  What do you want from them?  You aren't being fair to slam them for how they were raised/where they live.[/quote]

Racism cannot be born of ignorance....wahhh?[/quote]

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