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Rooting out racism in children s books
The Conversation 2 hrs ago Lindsay Pérez Huber, Associate Professor, College of Education, California State University, Long Beach © Ariel Skelley/Getty Images Children s books need better representation of people of color.
Ten years ago, I sat down with my then 8-year-old daughter to read a book before bedtime. The book was sort of a modern-day “boy who cried wolf” story, only it was about a little girl named Lucy who had a bad habit of telling lies.
In the story, Lucy borrowed her friend Paul’s bike and crashed it. Lucy lied to Paul, telling him “a bandit” jumped in her path and caused the crash. I saw the image and stopped reading. I was stunned. The image on the page was the racist stereotype of the “Mexican bandit” wearing a serape, sombrero and sandals.
This article was originally published on The Conversation.
Ten years ago, I sat down with my then 8-year-old daughter to read a book before bedtime. The book was sort of a modern-day boy who cried wolf story, only it was about a little girl named Lucy who had a bad habit of telling lies.
In the story, Lucy borrowed her friend Paul s bike and crashed it. Lucy lied to Paul, telling him a bandit jumped in her path and caused the crash. I saw the image and stopped reading. I was stunned. The image on the page was the racist stereotype of the Mexican bandit wearing a serape, sombrero and sandals.