Olivia
31 Tháng 10, 2024
Sophia continued to stare blankly and I let the cashier know that she was a prize for Sophia being fully potty trained.
The woman gave me a puzzled look and turned to Sophia and asked, “Are you sure this is the doll you want, honey?”
Sophia finally found her voice and said, “Yes, please!”
The cashier replied, “But she doesn’t look like you. We have lots of other dolls that look more like you.”
I immediately became angry, but before I could say anything, Sophia responded with, “Yes, she does. She’s a doctor like I’m a doctor. And I’m a pretty girl and she’s a pretty girl. See her pretty hair? And see her stethoscope?”
Thankfully, the cashier decided to drop the issue and just answer, “Oh, that’s nice.”
This experience just confirmed my belief that we aren’t born with the idea that color matters.
Skin comes in different colors just like hair and eyes and every shade is beautiful.
When Brandi shared her story on the Love What Matters Facebook page, it also garnered a lot of attention.
People everywhere started sharing photos of their own children with dolls who “don’t look like them,” proving that children are much more open-minded than adults.
Carissa wrote, “Love it! This is my girl with her first American Girl doll (Melody). She loves this doll because she’s a singer. My daughter says her doll is so beautiful and her skin is brown like chocolate.”
“This is my daughter with her ‘look alike’ when she got her when we went to Radio City to see the Christmas show,” wrote Beth, “and one of the ushers told her she loved her new friend and they looked like twins. My daughter was so proud of her new doll and that comment from the usher was perfect.”
One woman, Kristen, shared a photo of her son with his two favorite dolls.
She wrote, “My son has 2 baby doll of a different race… Who cares. They are the dolls he loves and he doesn’t see color… Kids don’t see an issue with skin color unless we tell them there is one. Kids are born neutral. It’s so great. I love stories about a child’s innocence.”
Kids are truly so much more open-minded than adults — it’s such a beautiful thing. What do you think of Sophia and all of these other incredible children?
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