tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400498511710662623.post5626797827870545406..comments2022-11-16T07:55:03.670-06:00Comments on in medias res: Slowly easing back into this...elisamaza76http://www.blogger.com/profile/00391901675763660772noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400498511710662623.post-45585462922334163202010-10-12T13:52:19.422-05:002010-10-12T13:52:19.422-05:00I agree about the troubling nature of the colorbli...I agree about the troubling nature of the colorblind rhetoric, but I wonder how much of this depends on culture rather than phenotype? That is to say - it's unclear to me that my son, who's in a pretty ethnically diverse preschool, understands phenotype differences beyond his mild resentment that many of his friends don't require sunblock at recess (and he does, being about as pale and blond as it gets). <br /><br />On the other hand, he certainly understands and appreciates the different foods they bring in their lunchboxes ("why can't I have samosas?"), their different holidays and music that they share with the class, and the culturally distinct clothes that their families wear. And despite my own inability to make samosas or empanadas well, I think that's awesome. But I've been thinking about how or when to bring up race with him, because he is in some real sense colorblind right now, and I don't know how to do it without instilling prejudice.Anisenoreply@blogger.com