I got a call from the guidance councilor at Max's school today (he's 9). Apparently Friday when all the kids were in a line he said "Looks like the white girls are all in front and the black girls are all in the back, like in the olden days." Everyone got offended and today he apologized to the class, although the school was great in that they clearly realized Max is not a racist, just, you know, nine. Also, I love that the counselor doesn't know I'm pretty brown. Max looks like an Aryan poster boy, so having a brown dad is something that will surprise them.
Realistically the only reason he would even know about "the olden days" is we've been watching John Green videos on YouTube, where he has a whole great history session called CrashCourse. WELL WORTH A VIEW. Of course, your kids may end up knowing things about the civil rights movement without any context and make impolitic remarks. So I'm going to have to also have him watch Thank You For Smoking.
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