anyone else amazed that this thread hasn't been closed since it was started by SpencimusPrime???

 

Yeah. Me.

 

Ok, it was just a joke, no need to get all macho and fussy.

 

rofl

 

Anyway, I say c***p but I want to hear what the next person says.

 

i wonder if babies can also be sexist?

 

Well that explains why racists have the intelligence of dumb children, and are easily swayed by nonsensical arguments and logical fallacies.

 

So, essentially what this study says is that not only do children have working eyes and working brains that are trying to figure out the world, but it takes a lot longer than thirty years to make such a huge sea change in society as many people imagine we have. Because we haven't figured out how to be entirely 'colorblind' yet, and/or there is lacking courage in doing what needs to be done, that being parents have to talk to their kids about it.

That's how I read it.

Ironically, according to the study, its the ones who believe themselves to be bringing up their kids multiculturally that don't talk to their kids about it the most. But racists obviously at least say something about it, or the kids wouldn't spout the crap their parents do. And that's a real tragedy.

--Moony

 

i have the sense of feeling that they may be trying to hard.
doing more harm than good.
not talking about it isnt going to make it go away.
the whole thing seems entirely contradicting to itself.

 

I'm not a big fan of "this"ing, but... this. 1000% THIS.

Thank you for actually reading the article and putting some thought into your response. The article is a good read, if the time is taken.

The article's title is misleading and inflammatory, as is typical. The "discriminating" the ever-so-briefly mentioned babies are doing is in the original sense of the word. They're distinguishing. Discerning. Noticing a difference. I suspect the results would be no different if babies who had only ever seen blue rattles were shown a red one.

 

For everyone who posted in this thread, this and Moonscream's post is what an intelligent and well thought out post looks like.

 

For everyone who posted in this thread, these two posts are what an intelligent and well thought out post looks like.

 

Awww, thanks!  

--Moony

 

What's c***p?

I was never that good at Hangman.  

 

I'm still waiting for black Goths to show up.

 

This seems like you may see if we see, say... a wall full of ROTF Wheelie, and one in the upper left corner is a different toy, naturally you notice it merely because it is different, not "THAT TOY AIN'T PURE!" so babies merely notice "Different" instead of being racist.

 

I've met a couple. They do exist.

 

c**p

 

Out of focus, yes. But colorblind, no, and certainly not blind in general. Infants can see skin color and also gross facial expressions.

...good thing he didn't then, right?