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HassleCat

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1. I remember the furor when black and other non-white baby dolls came out

Reply to ismnotwasm (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 04:06 PM

Nov 2015

People couldn't believe it. Considering about half the country is now other-than-white, we should see non-white characters all over the place, in books, movies, etc. People wonder why black Americans seem unable to assimilate, to adopt the majority culture. "Why do they remain apart?" I think your post explains it pretty well. We portray the national culture as not inclusive, so how do we expect non-white people to feel included?

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