@koneko:
Yes, the order that he did it in meant a lot more too! Children have such innocent minds, they can really surprise me sometimes when I get so used to talking to grumpy adults at my job xD
@lilmisskushy:
Oh my god that's so precious <3
It's good for children to experience people who are different from their parents when growing up. Gives them that sense of normality before society can try and muddle it up for them lol
I remember when I was little, my dad had this band mate who was black. I think he was their singer, I can't remember. He had this energy about him that I fell in love with (little 4 or 5 year old me) so I would cling to him (literally, armlock lmao) and dubbed him as my uncle. I remember sitting on the couch with him while my parents were hanging out. And my mom looks at me weird like ".... why are you petting his arm?"
and I said something of the likes that his skin was very pretty. I probably thought he looked soft xD idk my parents must have been so worried that I'd say something rude, but this guy laughed so much and told me "you're not allowed to fall in love with any black boys"
I was EXTREMELY offended by this, enough that I can remember this moment over 20 years later XD I didn't understand his reasoning about behaviors or something, so I kept asking why a lot. He was black too so I also took it as rejection, like I wasn't allowed to love him as my uncle, which pissed little me off for so long. Growing up, any time anyone said I can't do something with or marry a black man, I'd be like BET