DARN white people and their *checks notes* parenting! CNN's piece on white kids and 'racial sensitivity' is a HOT MESS

Sam J. | 12:11 PM on August 09, 2018

In case you were looking for a real dumpster fire of stupid to read today, check out CNN’s piece on what white parents need to do to raise their children in an inclusive society to be more racially sensitive. Because you know, white parents don’t have a clue when it comes to raising our kids or something …

If white parents want to raise children who play a role in creating a just and inclusive society, we've got to start talking about race. Here are some concrete steps parents can take: https://t.co/YdJxveNHmI

— CNN (@CNN) August 9, 2018

From CNN:

Parenting in the current political climate isn’t for the faint of heart. Recently, my 9-year old daughter asked me, “Mama, I know it’s really bad they’re putting people in jail, but do those people think, ‘Well, at least I’m safe from war?’

My 7-year old daughter quickly followed up with, “Why would someone say Donald Trump is keeping us safe?” Clearly, my two white kids, like all children in the United States, are absorbing the racialized rhetoric about immigration and “others” that’s everywhere right now.

Numerous studies have shown the early and negative impact society’s racism has on children’s development. By the ages of 3 and 4, American children internalize racist stereotypes of self and others. By age 5, they recognize that different groups are treated differently and understand something about the racial social status. Children will never just “unlearn” these things on their own.

That she wrote this without a shred of irony is … troubling.

The best way to talk to your kids about race is by pointing out people’s race and making everything about their skin color.

Alrighty then.

"those darn white people and their…"

*picks card, shuffles deck*

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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) August 9, 2018