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Old 08-21-2009, 09:56 AM   #32
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Originally Posted by Sweetpea View Post
No, I don't think so. Partly because there are more than enough other (real life) examples around, but also because there is more to learning than books and comics. If a kid would never be allowed to be around kids from other ethnic groups, probably yes. But then we're talking about a parents influence again (you are not allowed to play with that kid because he's black/red/yellow/white/blue/purple/green/tall/small/medium sized/etc)
Do you think your African friend would equally (have) enjoy(ed) Tin Tin and Asterix, et al, despite the crude and sometimes less than subtle racial stereotyping of the precious few people in the books that bear any resemblance to him?

Also, in many countries, in many European countries even, meaningful mixing with ethnic minority groups is far less frequent than exposure to racially ignorant classical literature.

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