Before you read any further, please be polite.
I'm going to check this periodically throughout the day, and if it's gone, me or a mod deleted it.
Now, onto the question.
When I was younger, my parents were the hip people of the day.
They always said treat everyone equal. We're all the same, regardless of the color.
We often went to Detroit for events, which of course is full of many races.
I was often uncomfortable around these people, but never said anything.
We had Windows 95, and some piece of software that came with it (Encarta?) that allowed us to play some music videos.
One of the more catchy tunes was something by an artist I'm not sure of (possibly Janet Jackson).
After a while of watching it, I said I didn't like it. My dad asked why, and I said because that lady is dark, and I don't like dark people.
After a terrifying walk downstairs to his study/drawing room, he told me again that all people should be treated the same, regardless of the color.
(I didn't like this answer, but decided to keep it silent from them for many years)
I've since moved on from this, but I still think about it from time to time.
Is it just naturally bred into us to dislike others?
Edit: I was 3-5 years old
I'm going to check this periodically throughout the day, and if it's gone, me or a mod deleted it.
Now, onto the question.
When I was younger, my parents were the hip people of the day.
They always said treat everyone equal. We're all the same, regardless of the color.
We often went to Detroit for events, which of course is full of many races.
I was often uncomfortable around these people, but never said anything.
We had Windows 95, and some piece of software that came with it (Encarta?) that allowed us to play some music videos.
One of the more catchy tunes was something by an artist I'm not sure of (possibly Janet Jackson).
After a while of watching it, I said I didn't like it. My dad asked why, and I said because that lady is dark, and I don't like dark people.
After a terrifying walk downstairs to his study/drawing room, he told me again that all people should be treated the same, regardless of the color.
(I didn't like this answer, but decided to keep it silent from them for many years)
I've since moved on from this, but I still think about it from time to time.
Is it just naturally bred into us to dislike others?
Edit: I was 3-5 years old
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