Toddler responds to cashier who questioned her choice of a black doll.

[NurseJackie]

In recognition of BHM... this heartwarming video gives me hope for our future.

Toddler has perfect response for cashier who questioned black doll. Cashier: "She doesn't look like you."

[Gothmog]

1. These parents are doing a great job of raising this young lady

[Nocturnowl]

2. The Cashier is a Dinosaur

And she's going the same way.

[Hortensis]

3. Yes. Likely not before some attention from HR to hurry evolution along.

[colorado_ufo]

28. She may have been misguided, but I think she actually meant well.

I believe the concept of kindness extends to this cashier as well. And this darling little girl gave her a different way to think about things, and I will bet that this cashier will be a different lady in the future. Stay positive my friends!

[3catwoman3]

4. I wish Icould give a heart to Sophia, and...

...stuff a sock down the throat of the cashier. How dare she ask such a horrible question. None of her damn business.

I hope the mother complained to store management. I would have.

[KS Toronado]

5. Excellent example of hope for the future.

[LittleGirl]

6. Why don't people mind their own business? Nt

[mrs_p]

14. Exactly. It is so weird to me

When someone gives me their opinion - beyond commenting on the weather - or says anything on my shopping choices.

[mr_lebowski]

18. I have occasionally commented to someone in front of me in line how much

I like something I see they're buying, esp. if I have it too on the belt, I might show them it and say "good taste" and smile.

But I would certainly wouldn't blurt out anything negative.

[LittleGirl]

37. I would never! It's just rude. nt

[MontanaMama]

7. I remember when my son decided to use the potty...

He also got to go to Target and pick out a toy. He chose a Little Mermaid barbie doll. His dad pitched a small fit about it. At the time we had a posse of boys on the street and the mermaid became one of them. She spent time in the tree fort, my son bungeed her to the handlebars of his scoot bike, she took part in water gun fights...it was awesome.

[liberalhistorian]

13. My now-adult son went through a

two-year phase at a young age when he loved dolls and wanted to get them and "take care" of them and "be a good daddy" to them. This included sitting with them to give bottles and rocking them. Mom and I thought it was great and encouraged him, as did my stepdad after initial discomfort that he admitted he recognized was culturally based. His father wouldn't even discuss it and refused to even consider allowing him to do it, but fortunately he very rarely saw him while growing up so it didn't matter what the hell he thought.

[NurseJackie]

24. I love this! Thank you for the smile!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

8. Did this really happen?

[greatauntoftriplets]

9. A million years ago when I was small...

an aunt gave me two dolls at Christmas -- one white, and one black. I was young enough at the time to not think it much, but later came to really appreciate the gesture. And when I wanted to be a freedom rider at age 12 (and living in Illinois), I've often wondered if Aunt Elsie's dolls played a role in that.

[calimary]

33. When our daughter was a kid, I discovered there were LOTS of Barbies of different

nationalities!

So I went on a spending spree and bought one of each. So she had an African-American Barbie, a Chinese Barbie, and more!

Part of the fun was the way the dolls were dressed - in costumes reflecting the heritage of each. BEAUTIFUL!!! Shoot! I wanted outfits like those to wear! And it sparked conversation about these dolls and who and what they represented. Altogether a really fun way to educate and enlighten!

[NoMoreRepugs]

10. That Toddler unknowingly gave that asshat cashier a buttwhuppin'.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

11. Wonderful post, Nurse Jackie...

Children are not born to hate, but they are good judges of character though. They see things differently than adults do because they have not been corrupted by negativity.

The Our Generation dolls that Target sells, I have two of them myself. I make clothes for them as my two younger Granddaughters have them as well.

[mjvpi]

12. Thanks for posting this. As a child of the 1960s........

......I had hoped that my generation had got it. We had children late in life and my kids in their 20s generation seems to be difference rejoiceful (making up a word). The little human in the video makes my heart sing.

[MyMission]

15. Heartwarming and hopeful

Many years ago, in my 40's, I started to collect Barbie dolls again. Why? My friend's blonde 4 year old had a bunch of blonde Barbie's, no diversity. It struck me. As a brunette, many of my originals were brunette like me. So I bought black, Asian, Latina, brunette, redhead ones and other ethnic ones to play with her, and at her request made a few trades. She ended up with a diverse group, and I ended up with more blonde Barbie's than I really wanted! Lol

[Evolve Dammit]

16. Great post! People are so f'in stupid. The racism just rolls off the tongue. Kids are the future. n/

[SpankMe]

17. What needs to happen is...

The girl becomes a doctor and then becomes the physician of the Walmart cashier in 20 years.

They didn't say the race of the cashier, but I'd bet:

a. White; and
b. A Trump voter.

I can't see a minority Biden voter taking this approach.

[Jimbo S]

19. Long ago I was friends with a single mom

of a four year old (we'll all white). I took a trip to Jamaica, and on a whim bought an ethnic doll to bring back. The look on both their faces when the little one opened the box!

[Sucha NastyWoman]

20. Congratulations Mommy Benner!

You’re doing it right!

[AllaN01Bear]

21. just posted this without seeing your post .

great smackdown by the little girl.

[Upthevibe]

22. NurseJackie....

Thank you for this post.....

[NurseJackie]

39. YW! It made me happy too!

[iluvtennis]

23. Beautiful. Little kids don't see color. If we could get those adults who teach it to stop doing

that, what a better world this could be. As the mom said, it would be a world driven by love.

[sheshe2]

25. Thank you for this!

Sophia is a very wise little girl with a very big heart.

[NurseJackie]

26. Hello, friend!

[sheshe2]

27. Hello, sweetie.

[OneBlueSky]

29. Egad! . . . There's hope for the world after all!!! . . . best thing I've seen in a long time . . .

[Whatthe_Firetruck]

30. Hate to inject racism where it might not be, but

Dolls are culturally "practice babies" for little girls. And maybe why the cashier suggested she get one that looked like her (was the same race). I'm old enough to temember the scorn our society treated white women who had babies with black men... Or who even adopted a black child.

Maybe I'm seeing something that isn't there.

[TigressDem]

44. But these days white people do adopt black babies and marry accross the race barrier.

She has LOTS of dolls to "practice" her medicine or mothering on, but she needed a co-doctor for that trip.

WOMEN can be more than just a baby making machine these days.

[marble falls]

31. Kids get it right. All we have to do is not screw them up.

[BobTheSubgenius]

32. You've heard it a million times - children have to be taught to hate.

I remember bringing home my first class pic - Grade One, in about 1958. My father used to tell this story sometimes, because it taught him something, too. He was absolutely NOT a bigot (try some Holocaust denier bullshit around him and see what happens...or what would have happened, if he were still alive), but was curious to see one of my classmates, and my reaction to meeting what was probably the first non-white child I'd ever met.

He said "I see you have a Chinese boy in your class."

My reaction was apparently a bit of puzzlement, because he told me my answer was "No one in my class speaks Chinese."

Maybe my parents didn't do such a bad job.

[Oldem]

34. Sophia will be an awsome adult

because of that "love" attitude of her parents. If she does become a doctor, her patients will love her. I know because I have a doctor just like her. Here's to you, Dr. Lydia.

[BobTheSubgenius]

35. So, a whole lot of "Yes!" to this OP.

Incredibly heartwarming, and instructive...and both Sophia and her doll (sorry, I don't know her name) are both very pretty little girls, and one of them has a real heart beating in her.

[judesedit]

36. Brought tears to my eyes. There's hope for us yet

[GeoWilliam750]

38. Onions!

[Nitram]

40. This story seems to suggest we've made progress since the 1939 study that showed Black girls

preferred white dolls because of a poor self image. The would be nice.
http://cdf.childrensdefense.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8283

[argyl]

41. Dude, you're wearing an Antone's t shirt with a Stratocaster on it.

You sure you want to buy this Gibson ES 335?

Answer A: I'll go put it right back where I found it.
Answer B: Fuck you. Maybe I'll just buy my ES 335 at a place across town.

Answer B for this old goat. This sweet, loving, caring child may make the same answer, just much kinder.

[TigressDem]

42. Awwwww. See, kids LEARN racism. It isn't innate.

Kids ALSO learn to be inclusive and non-judgemental.

Unless someone keeps them away from kids of other races, kids will all play together.


But a kid like that with such a quick come back for that kind of challenge will be a good doctor some day.

[Cha]

43. Aww.. how precious! Mahalo, Jackie!

I just flashed on having a little Black baby doll when I was little & that was decades ago!