I am still confused...
You see so many people see colors and I know it. But I am worried that this wears off to our children.
I am worried that my son will be viewed differently because he is mulato.
How do you think we are affecting our children with our views on other races?
Should he decide if he should hang with whites or blacks? Even though he is both? Who is society to make him believe he isn't like everyone else and make it hard for him?
I teach him that it may be hard somedays but be strong and he is both. There are no colors.
What is your view?
2007-04-21 06:32:06 · 7 answers · asked by afj60 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It's the HUMAN race. There are no winners. We're all the same, but as you state, that's not the world we live in.
Hopefully your son will learn a lot about how to treat others and will know true friendship, perhaps beyond that of the rest of us.
As you said, there will be some hard times, certainly, but we all face our own struggles. He'll be fine. Learning humans can be really lousy isn't a terrible thing to learn. We all learn it sooner or later. I realize as a parent myself that we feel their pain as if we've walked in their shoes, because we have.
Sounds like your a terrific parent. It will all work out fine.
2007-04-21 06:38:46 · answer #1 · answered by J Bowden Hapgood 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Show him unconditional love and teach him to love himself. This issue of race is not easy for anyone. He may reap some benefits from being mixed, and he may get rebuffed for that same reason. However, consider the other children who are dark skinned (not mixed) and the hell they have to endure sometimes. It makes no sense to pretend that there are no colors. There are colors and they are all beautiful in the garden of humanity. So you see, you have to do your best to train him to accept others and not view them as either better or worse than he is. Self acceptance and self love are two powerful lessons for anyone to learn. He will have to feel good about himself in order to feel good about others.
2007-04-21 06:43:43 · answer #2 · answered by bombastic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, he will be and this is a decision we make when we have children with other races. Sadly, society is just like that. He should hang with whoever is a friend to him. He shouldn't be made decide which he is white or black, because that is irrelevant. He will meet whites and blacks that will like him, he shouldn't feel like he needs to stick to one or the other. People are people and everybody has their own set of friends. If he is raised to feel like he can only hang with certain races, then you are being racist also and passing these feelings on to him.
2007-04-21 06:39:57 · answer #3 · answered by Angela F 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you're right in the sense that you should teach him to be strong.
i think as a society we are gently working out kinks in the system and blending more.
Still there is this idea of tribalism. No matter who he hangs out with, make sure they are good people with good hearts.
it shouldn't be much of an issue in this day and age.
peace.
2007-04-21 06:36:58 · answer #4 · answered by tallulahvulture 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honey, don"t worry I am a white man but you and I see eye to eye ! What matters most is the heart.Unfortunetly human beings have created rasism. Please invite Jesus into your hearts cause in heaven there will be none of that bad stuff !
2007-04-21 06:51:41 · answer #5 · answered by lonewolf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell him there is only one race, the human race.
2007-04-21 06:39:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you have to talk with yoru mother
2007-04-21 06:35:12 · answer #7 · answered by jette n 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋