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Originally Posted by khalleron
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
What is it in And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street that is considered to be the problem?
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I believe it's seeing a Chinese man eating with sticks.
As though a Chinese person (or chopsticks) is something to be marveled at. |
I know. I do think it’s the kind of thing a child of color shouldn’t be confronted with, while it could be a teaching moment for a white kid. But that doesn’t fix the first.
The irony, of course, is that for today’s kid, seeing an Asian man or absolutely anyone eating with chopsticks would be no big deal, but it would be amazing most places to see a horse and wagon on your way home from school. And that’s aside from getting home from school on your own. A different world entirely.