Growing up

    Today my partner child was playing with my hair. She suddenly stopped and started crying. When I asked her why she was crying she said through her sobs " I wish I was white." What do you say to a four year old girl who hates who she is? I just told her that she was beautiful the way she was and that it doesn't matter what color you are. How sad is it that a child is already assuming the idea that being white is better or more beautiful. In a world that is supposed to be advanced and where racism is theoretically behind us, I find myself hearing more stories of African American children having some form of preconceived notion about white people, either that they are better in some way or that people of African decent are supposed to dislike white people. Whatever the case may be one thing remains true, this country and its people have a lot of growing up to do.