My kid on race relations

Wednesday, November 5, 2008:

Andy:  "Mommy, I'm tired of white people being President all the time."

Me:  "Well, kiddo, that problem has been solved."

Andy:  "I know.  Yay, Obama!"

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This morning, listening to NPR on the way to school:

A:    "Mommy, who's that Mama Africa they're talking about?"

Me:    "She was a singer from South Africa.  You know, for many, many years she couldn't live in her own country."

A:    "Why not?"

Me:    "Because she had brown skin, and the people with white skin who were in charge didn't like the things she sang about.  So they told her she couldn't go home."

A (vehemently):    "That's so STUPID!"