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Originally Posted by R4Life
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Absolutely verbatim ... it's 1979 and my family's returning from overseas to the DC area (Guam, Phoenix, Hawaii in that order, then DC; tough duty, I know!!). My son is entering 6th grade, my oldest daughter 4th, and my youngest daughter is 4 (already!).
Son comes home from first day of school with a black eye. I inquire and he says, "We were playing baseball and everyone starts yelling at the center fielder. I stuck up for him. ..."
I suggested that it couldn't be that simple; what did the kid do? "Nothing! But they called me names I didn't understand. Dad, what's a N[...]-lover?"
Several days later, we're sitting at dinner and my 4-year-old suddenly says, "Dad, white people live with white people, right?" [usually] "Black people live with black people, right?" [usually] "What about us peach people?"
Bigotry is learned!! Which race card should we have played?