Fox at it again: dresses black kid up as watermelon for Halloween segment

[Amarok]

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 .

[Aegon]

There aren't light skinned black people?

Yup black people come in many shades .

RACE IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT THANK YOU FOR READING

[Amarok]

Sort of

[Seraphina]

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

[Aroura]

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?

[Aoi Magi]

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.

[Amarok]

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

[Catholic_Lady]

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.

[vorlon13]

[vorlon13]