A Call to Antiracism
Obviously I am white, but my daughter is not. It wasn't until we became a multi racial family that I began to see the world through different eyes. I only ever knew what it was like to be white. Once I had a Chinese daughter, I began to see just how much our world is built for people that look like me, not her. For example... Bandaids - white. The first time I slapped a bandaid on a skinned knee that was an eye opener. Baby headbands - white. I took some sweet little headbands with bows to China. I didn't even think about it not matching her skin and hair until I tried it on her. Most beauty ads - white. The idea of beauty that our society projects is very narrow. I don't want my daughter growing up never seeing Asian women portrayed as beautiful. Barbies and baby dolls - These are only recently becoming more diverse. And then there is the blatant racism we have witnessed. My children have had kids at school make racist comments about asians. Even kids that have...
