My son who is 8 has always referred to people as either brown skinned or tan instead of the old stereotype black and white. I've never corrected him because to me he's right. Nobody is really black or white are they? And since tan is just a very light shade of brown, aren't we really all varying degrees of brown?
2007-02-13 01:37:08 · 7 answers · asked by Dean 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Your son is very wise for his age. Sometimes it takes a child to point out what adults fail to see.
2007-02-13 02:39:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree. In reality, the people with the closest skin to "black" are people who have lived in Africa their whole lives. And even that is actually an extremely dark shade of brown. It's kind of like when you have hair that looks black, but closer inspection reveals it to be a dark shade of brown. And you're only white if you never go outside, which takes forever to achieve anyway. So in reality, we are all brown in one way, some more than others. Really makes racism even stupider, doesn't it?
2007-02-13 01:42:50 · answer #2 · answered by Maxie D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, basically. The term black goes back the original term ***** which is black in Spanish. What people don't really understand is that it really isn't the word or term that is the problem. When I was growing up, you often heard "I'm not colored, I'm black" which has now morphed into "... I'm Afro-American". Basically over time, some terms start to have a negative connotation to them i.e. if enough racists use the term "black" then it starts to sound ugly or if the term is used by others in a derogatory way (i.e. that black guy just cut me off) that really isn't directed towards a racial difference but towards the most noticable physical attribute.
2007-02-13 01:48:11 · answer #3 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Civilization started in Africa, that could be one reason for all the different shades, even for people who are considered white. They are not really white, but kind of tan
2007-02-13 02:20:44 · answer #4 · answered by Melanie R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My crayola box only had 8 colors in it so that is prretty much my limits for understanding ... unless you want to be "brick red" you are black or white.
2007-02-13 02:37:32 · answer #5 · answered by hondo_civicson 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well... what about people who are not tanned?
2007-02-13 01:44:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
my undies are brown and tan! - 2 points!!!!!!!!!
2007-02-13 01:39:34 · answer #7 · answered by poo hat 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋