It’s quite possible that this child’s comment is based on absolutely nothing other than a idiosyncratic aberration based on a negative association. On the other hand, the current pervasive woke zeitgeist of anti racism may have seeped down into something he heard.
It’s natural for children to be curious about the unusual without any intent at cruelty, though the child singled out may be negatively effected. That’s part of growing up and usually will resolve itself. I grew up in a third mixed population of black, white and Purto Rican and race meant nothing till adolescence and later when the societal poison worked its way into our consciousness. Even so, most of us remained friends though there was some separating into ethnic cliques.
It’s quite possible that this child’s comment is based on absolutely nothing other than a idiosyncratic aberration based on a negative association. On the other hand, the current pervasive woke zeitgeist of anti racism may have seeped down into something he heard.
It’s natural for children to be curious about the unusual without any intent at cruelty, though the child singled out may be negatively effected. That’s part of growing up and usually will resolve itself. I grew up in a third mixed population of black, white and Purto Rican and race meant nothing till adolescence and later when the societal poison worked its way into our consciousness. Even so, most of us remained friends though there was some separating into ethnic cliques.