florida daycare paints kids in blackface

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The Studio Kids Little River has reportedly apologised after pictures of an entire class of young children in blackface last Friday were circulated among parents.

florida, of course. to celebrate Black History Month, this daycare facility decided it was a great idea to paint all the kiddies in black face while dressing up as different types of workers. Needless to say, some parents were flabbergasted at how inappropriate this move was.
 
Were they trying to find out who the racist parents were. Or maybe they were just letting the kids have fun. How mny kids knew they were doing something,"wrong".
 
Something like this was bound to happen with the reported shortage of teachers in Florida.
Governmental interference in the classrooms is not going to make anything better.
 
Were they trying to find out who the racist parents were. Or maybe they were just letting the kids have fun. How mny kids knew they were doing something,"wrong".
these were pre-schoolers. they weren't doing anything wrong. no quote marks.

in contrast, it was the adult doing wrong to them by showing them wearing blackface was all just good clean fun with no historical background or education as to why it is so universally offensive to most people today. these sort of things, taught to such young children in such a trusted, everyday environment, have a lasting impact on the way they see the world. It will only be from the adults/parental responses that these kids will understand blackface is not an acceptable part of their world.

i honestly wouldn't be surprised to know the teacher meant no wrong by it, possibly having never been properly made aware of the cultural references relating to their actions. EDUCATION, education, education....
 
Why wasn't the teacher identified, was she black? It would be the first time a white teacher would have ever gotten away with such a stunt without being totally ostracized and labeled a racist.
 
It would be the first time a white teacher would have ever gotten away with such a stunt without being totally ostracized and labeled a racist.
In the state that gave us Ron DeSantis? Yeah, no, Whiteguide.
 
these were pre-schoolers. they weren't doing anything wrong. no quote marks.

in contrast, it was the adult doing wrong to them by showing them wearing blackface was all just good clean fun with no historical background or education as to why it is so universally offensive to most people today. these sort of things, taught to such young children in such a trusted, everyday environment, have a lasting impact on the way they see the world. It will only be from the adults/parental responses that these kids will understand blackface is not an acceptable part of their world.

i honestly wouldn't be surprised to know the teacher meant no wrong by it, possibly having never been properly made aware of the cultural references relating to their actions. EDUCATION, education, education....
pre-schoolers are too young to be influenced. Maybe if it was pounded into them every day but it was a one time deal. They don't even know or understand or care adults are upset. Also trying to make them have gender decisions is insane. Let them decide for themselves as they come to that point in their lives. They get enough peer pressure as it is without adults wanting to micro manage there lives.
 
pre-schoolers are too young to be influenced. Maybe if it was pounded into them every day but it was a one time deal. They don't even know or understand or care adults are upset. Also trying to make them have gender decisions is insane. Let them decide for themselves as they come to that point in their lives. They get enough peer pressure as it is without adults wanting to micro manage there lives.
i beg to differ. certain events at young ages imprint... create strong memories or associations.

i have not seen any evidence of anyone forcing small kids to make gender decisions: on the contrary, they are labeled as girls or boys, dressed that way and encouraged to conform to certain societal expectations. That is peer pressure right there, whether we want to see it or not.

Gender expression by younger kids, even before they are aware (such as boys wanting to play with kitchen equipment, dress up as girls, love soft cuddly toys or girls wanting to play pirate/be enchanted by toy cars and tools etc...,) has been stifled, frowned upon, discouraged with alterante choices being rewarded. Not that i'm arguing any of those above choices by kids indicates their gender, just pointing out how society in general used to view these things. I'm straight as a die but was allowed to follow my play choices at home of art, making things, horses; I never had much interest in dolls and yet I was happy to be a mother.
 
Why wasn't the teacher identified, was she black? It would be the first time a white teacher would have ever gotten away with such a stunt without being totally ostracized and labeled a racist.
No one of any color should get away with it, Reichguide.
 
i beg to differ. certain events at young ages imprint... create strong memories or associations.

i have not seen any evidence of anyone forcing small kids to make gender decisions: on the contrary, they are labeled as girls or boys, dressed that way and encouraged to conform to certain societal expectations. That is peer pressure right there, whether we want to see it or not.

Gender expression by younger kids, even before they are aware (such as boys wanting to play with kitchen equipment, dress up as girls, love soft cuddly toys or girls wanting to play pirate/be enchanted by toy cars and tools etc...,) has been stifled, frowned upon, discouraged with alterante choices being rewarded. Not that i'm arguing any of those above choices by kids indicates their gender, just pointing out how society in general used to view these things. I'm straight as a die but was allowed to follow my play choices at home of art, making things, horses; I never had much interest in dolls and yet I was happy to be a mother.
When I was growing up none of this stuff even entered anyone's mind.
 
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