Racism in Kindergarten ?!?

Question

I was blown away today. I really thought that so much has changed with the past few generations.

My daughters teacher pulled me aside today to let me know about an incident on the playground.

My daughter asked a little african american girl if she wanted to climb the dinosaur with her and the little girl replied with "No, I cant you are white and my mommy told me I cant be friends with white people."

My daughter apparently said "Ok....want to go on the slide instead?" and the little girl just walked away from her.

The teacher witnessed this happen and wanted to let me know about it before I heard it from my daughter. She also told me that my daughter isn't the only child that has been told this by this little girl and that she was going to take it up with the girls family.

YIKES...this is KINDERGARTEN. Why do people have to push off their prejudices on their children?!?

Later on, when I asked about her day she told me that a little girls mom didn't like her. My daughter didn't even register the color issue, she just thought that a mom of a little girl she was in school with doesn't like her.

Kids don't care about color, they care about fun and friends. Why do people have to ruin such innocence with their prejudices and ignorance?

Answer 1

I'm sorry but racist children should be kicked out of the school, they spread hatred around the school. The mom needs a Swift kick in the ***.

Answer 2

:(  I don't even know what to say.  This breaks my heart.

Answer 3

this is sad... this reminds me of those n**i on the tyra banks show that encourage their kids not to talk to black people! and their daughter's mind is really poisoned with a load of c**p!

Answer 4

I feel sad for that little girl who was never given a chance at making true and lasting friends from other cultures/color because her mother is a racist.

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I feel sad for your daughter who felt bad thinking that someones parent did not like her. That child's mother could have hurt the way your child sees making friends.

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I think it was nice that the teacher told you and is proactive with the situation. I would bet the mom wont even care and I hope that the teacher can tell her if it continues the child is no longer welcome in the school system. Most schools have a zero tolerance rule about racism and children that disrupt the education of others.

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Maybe if the mother sees how her negative attitude towards another race could hurt the education of her child she will change her tune.

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People,  we have the power to stop this junk. There is not a reason on earth for people to hold prejudices on other races anymore when the same opportunities and education is given to everyone in this nation who works for it. Why in the world would you want your kid to exact your hate and make another person feel bad, when they have done nothing to you. Children people. Children. Our future.

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Grow up people and stop the hate.

Answer 5

Where do you think racists come from?  Do you think they're born that way?  Of course not.  Every racist today was made that way by their parents.  This girl is well on her way to becoming a full-blown racist if she continues to let her bigot of a mother preach to her who should and shouldn't be her friends.

Answer 6

Wow, that's so crazy. It's 2008 and we some parents are still teaching their kids racism. And a kindergardener told her that she was not all allowed to play with white kids. Young children don't need to know about the whole racism issue. I feel that the little girl's mother ought to be ashamed for bringing her child like that.

Answer 7

if the shoe was on the other foot there would be a totally different subect...which leads to the fact americans cannot move foward on either side without teaching our children just to be an american and not pollute their heads with racism...that childs mother should really be talked to about what she is doing to her childs future, and she would want fair and equal treatment and youd be a racist if your cjild did the same....racism is so stupid and needs to not be tolerated from any race....god help americas future

Answer 8

That is normal behavior- it isn't considered racism, unless it is the white girl refusing to play with the black girl.