Want Racist Kids? Raise them to Believe all Races Equal....

[mixiboi]

Now this is a twist:

How to Raise Racist Kids | GeekDad | Wired.com

What Bronson and Merryman discovered, through various studies, was that most white parents don’t ever talk to their kids about race. The attitude (at least of those who think racism is wrong) is generally that because we want our kids to be color-blind, we don’t point out skin color. We’ll say things like “everybody’s equal” but find it hard to be more specific than that. If our kids point out somebody who looks different, we shush them and tell them it’s rude to talk about it. We think that simply putting our kids in a diverse environment will teach them that diversity is natural and good.

• Only 8% of white American high-schoolers have a best friend of another race. (For blacks, it’s about 15%.)
• The more diverse a school is, the less likely it is that kids will form cross-race friendships.
• 75% of white parents never or almost never talk about race with their kids.
• A child’s attitudes toward race are much harder to alter after third grade, but a lot of parents wait until then (or later) before they feel it’s “safe” to talk frankly about race.

[Naveen]

That last one surprises me. Do they mean "for the remainder of childhood" or "for the remainder of their life"?

[mixiboi]

That last one surprises me. Do they mean "for the remainder of childhood" or "for the remainder of their life"?

Probably the latter...

[PhilaCap]

Great example of a bullsh*t headline. The study has nothing to do with racism, but they put the word RACIST in the headline to bait people into clicking it.

[NJbound]

we raised our Son with no color bias at all and hes a fine young man that loves everyone. Not a raciest bone in his body

[seand]

I'm hoping for future love interest's sake he does occasionally get the "raciest bone in his body".

Sorry couldn't pass that one by.

[annie]

If you actually read the chapter in the book the article is quoting, the point it's largely making is that parents should openly discuss race rather than dismiss it - parents are trying to be polite in public or avoid a difficult conversation but the kids interpret the dismissal as they're on to something. It's an interesting book that's a lot more thoughtful than the linked article.

[Jerry19127]

This guy should speak at the Democratic convention. He's on to something.

[phillyaggie]

yeah, it's not like there is no non-verbal communication. Kids likely take cues (positive and negative) from the way their parents behave in various situations. I don't know that it can be boiled down to what the article is saying.

[sharkey]

Is it "racist" to acknowledge verifiable differences among racial groups?

[Dayman]

What are verifiable differences? Skin color? Some facial attributes? Cock size?

Or are you angling regarding intelligence? Something that Stephen Jay Gould smacked down in the 1990s?