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poliphiloI'm skyping Mike in Tokyo- and Alice joins in from Leicester. I hadn't realized you could have three-way conversations.
Fabi comes back from nursery school eager to show his mother what he's learned. He picks up a couple of dolls and says, "This is a white doll; this is a black doll." She's upset because she doesn't want him becoming colour-conscious. I don't see how it can be avoided myself.
An Asian guy comes to the door selling cavity wall insulation. I'm wearing my topi. He asks me if I'm religious and I say, "No, it's just a hat."
Fabi comes back from nursery school eager to show his mother what he's learned. He picks up a couple of dolls and says, "This is a white doll; this is a black doll." She's upset because she doesn't want him becoming colour-conscious. I don't see how it can be avoided myself.
An Asian guy comes to the door selling cavity wall insulation. I'm wearing my topi. He asks me if I'm religious and I say, "No, it's just a hat."
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Date: 2013-04-27 11:30 am (UTC)We're all different shades of the one colour- variously adapted to the intensity of the sunlight our ancestors were exposed to.