03-01-2005, 01:37 PM
Not sure if you are all aware of the programme/study of 'A child of our time'. It took many children born in 2000 and it's following them through the years. Tonight is the yearly episode and Professor Robert Winston will show tonight that children from age 2 pick up stereotypes more quickly.
He apparently shows them pictures of people and other children of all races and asks them which they would like to be friends with, which they think are 'naughty' people and so on. Apparently a high percentage of the white children said the the white folk were nice etc. 50% of the black children wanted to be white when they grew up.
I think this is shocking really.
oapbox: And I wonder if I truly believe that, based on my child. He was so untuned to colour before he went to school. His favourite lady (besides moi of course) was Beyoncé (he thinks she is bootiful! :rofl: <---see my pun there!). But then this past year at school, he's said that the boys in his class say Kylie is more prettier. I've told him it's a matter of opinion and that it's good to have differering opinions. He has also been told at school that he is a liar - he told them all his mommy was from South Africa and was called a liar because these kids said I'm not black and not poor with no clothes! :crylol: :duh:
I do my best to make sure that he has a really centred life and I do not want him to be governed by colour in any way. But you'd think that in England there would be the same in other households....but I'm thinking there isn't. Therefore making this programme seem realistic.
I think it's a horrible theory. Children should be innocent and this world is becoming sooo global - with all sorts in all countries. That we should be teaching our children, respect and tolerance for other races.
He apparently shows them pictures of people and other children of all races and asks them which they would like to be friends with, which they think are 'naughty' people and so on. Apparently a high percentage of the white children said the the white folk were nice etc. 50% of the black children wanted to be white when they grew up.
I think this is shocking really.
oapbox: And I wonder if I truly believe that, based on my child. He was so untuned to colour before he went to school. His favourite lady (besides moi of course) was Beyoncé (he thinks she is bootiful! :rofl: <---see my pun there!). But then this past year at school, he's said that the boys in his class say Kylie is more prettier. I've told him it's a matter of opinion and that it's good to have differering opinions. He has also been told at school that he is a liar - he told them all his mommy was from South Africa and was called a liar because these kids said I'm not black and not poor with no clothes! :crylol: :duh: I do my best to make sure that he has a really centred life and I do not want him to be governed by colour in any way. But you'd think that in England there would be the same in other households....but I'm thinking there isn't. Therefore making this programme seem realistic.
I think it's a horrible theory. Children should be innocent and this world is becoming sooo global - with all sorts in all countries. That we should be teaching our children, respect and tolerance for other races.
In love there are two things - bodies and words.