Black people have different features too

See above

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Same goes for natives . I look nothing like my great  grandparents . And some of my nephews don't look native but they are .

(October 24, 2017 at 6:34 pm)Tizheruk Wrote:

(October 24, 2017 at 6:29 pm)Lutrinae Wrote: There aren't light skinned black people?

Yup black people come in many shades .

RACE IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT THANK YOU FOR READING

Sort of

(October 24, 2017 at 7:40 pm)Aegon Wrote:

(October 24, 2017 at 6:34 pm)Tizheruk Wrote: Yup black people come in many shades .

RACE IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT THANK YOU FOR READING

Yes, race is an idea, not a fact.

I'm not convinced that some producer had this kid get into a watermelon costume as a racist prank and without the boy's and mom or dad's permission.
I tried to look this up on other websites but couldn't find any other stories, much less any factual evidence that this was a racist prank. It's a distraction, in my opinion.
What if the boy is biracial? Is the costume still racist then? Half racist?

-Teresa

I don’t think this was racist, guys. Not even accidentally. They had a variety of kids, ages and cultures. Can we applaud that, instead?

c'mon, I got dressed as a tomato in my school play and I loved it.

Also, watermelons are sweet, squishy, and delicious, just like children it is us adults (or rather faux-adults) who seem bent on making everything about racism. People are also freaking out over silly Moana and Maui costumes... sometimes I find children are more mature than adults.

(October 24, 2017 at 9:25 pm)Tres Leches Wrote:

(October 24, 2017 at 7:40 pm)Aegon Wrote: RACE IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT THANK YOU FOR READING

Yes, race is an idea, not a fact.

I'm not convinced that some producer had this kid get into a watermelon costume as a racist prank and without the boy's and mom or dad's permission.
I tried to look this up on other websites but couldn't find any other stories, much less any factual evidence that this was a racist prank. It's a distraction, in my opinion.
What if the boy is biracial? Is the costume still racist then? Half racist?

-Teresa

The answer to the last point would be yes

(October 25, 2017 at 3:44 am)Aroura Wrote: I don’t think this was racist, guys. Not even accidentally. They had a variety of kids, ages and cultures. Can we applaud that, instead?

This^

The article is so misleading too. Not only is it very questionable whether that boy is actually black (my guess would be no, the fine/smooth hair is kind of a giveaway), but it said that the white kids got to be cool things while the "black" kid was a fruit. Umm, there were 2 other white kids there dressed as fruit. And a black girl dressed as some kind of fuzzy white animal.