Racial Bias In Children

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Children are so innocent but are subconsciously learning racial bias from everything around them. When children are in early childhood they seem to not really notice color until they get a little older and understand what is really going on around them. Non- whites and whites start to see how they are treated differently obviously the non-whites see how being white is seen as being superior. Media shows its racially bias by mainly having white actors shown on t.v and having token colored people as sidekicks or best friends. Parents and family have a role in showing differences in color by how they talk and act in front of their child and teaching them them beliefs without even realizing it sometimes.

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