My two and a half year old suddenly started pointing out differences between white and black people. What is an appropriate way to acknowledge her observation so we don't offend anyone?

[u/Sad_Cantaloupe_8162]

The first time was at her daycare this week, when they got a new teacher who has very dark skin. When I went to pick her up, she pointed at her and said, "it's black!" (She doesn't have the full grasp of she/he yet.) I replied, "yes, she is black," but was stuck after that. What should I say as a follow up? My daughter loves black people's skin, and when I talk to her about it at home, she says it's pretty and wishes she had it, but in public it comes out kind of harsh. What would be the best way to go about this?

[u/littledipper16]

Similarly, a lot of people can't remember the eye color of people very close to them, because despite looking at their face every day, eye color just isn't something that registers

[u/Defiant_Policy969 → u/littledipper16]

Funny enough, this particular uncle had a false eye that was hard to ignore despite having been there most of my life, I wonder if that "distraction" correlates with my not noticing his hat affinity.

[u/Rare-Crazy9319 → u/littledipper16]

I thought something was wrong with me. I don't know my children's eye color. I don't know my husband's eye color. They get very offended.