I dont agree with the claim that children are racially colourblind. This argument is being used by Seymour and Karen Chhour to justify putting brown children in white foster homes, but I would suggest that young children are aware of everything, and very much influenced by culture. Colourblindness is learned as people grow up, and if Chhour had been raised in Maori culture, she would be more understanding of their concerns, and might speak her native tongue. I wonder how many European children get fostered into Maori families ?
I dont agree with the claim that children are racially colourblind. This argument is being used by Seymour and Karen Chhour to justify putting brown children in white foster homes, but I would suggest that young children are aware of everything, and very much influenced by culture. Colourblindness is learned as people grow up, and if Chhour had been raised in Maori culture, she would be more understanding of their concerns, and might speak her native tongue. I wonder how many European children get fostered into Maori families ?