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qwlauren35

(6,112 posts)
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 10:39 PM Jan 2017

If you are a 7 year old African-American child...

up until January, you had only known an African-American president.

How cool is that!

Maybe also for a 10 year old, who wasn't paying attention at age 3... only a black president.

There are so many of us with the older perspective of "I didn't think it would happen in my lifetime!"

But imagine the perspective of a child.

There is no "I didn't think it would happen". It's "this is how it is, and therefore, isn't it supposed to be this way?"

I am determined to ask some 5-10 year olds what they think a president is supposed to look like.

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If you are a 7 year old African-American child... (Original Post) qwlauren35 Jan 2017 OP
My youngest is seven bravenak Jan 2017 #1
my lil niece was traumatized election night :( JHan Jan 2017 #2
My daughter too bravenak Jan 2017 #3
Gosh, she's sharp! JHan Jan 2017 #4
Our kids are suffering. I hate that man bravenak Jan 2017 #5
If you're a 7 year old Caucasian kid... lostnfound Jan 2017 #6
My nine-year old only knows a black president. kwassa Jan 2017 #7
 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
1. My youngest is seven
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 10:53 PM
Jan 2017

She hate Trump so bad. She had no idea anybody else could be president besides Obama or Hillary. She still talks about how she wishes it was Hillary.

JHan

(10,173 posts)
2. my lil niece was traumatized election night :(
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 10:54 PM
Jan 2017

We've got a piece of shit President who stresses kids out..

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
3. My daughter too
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 10:56 PM
Jan 2017

She still thinks they can take him out of office and put Hillary in since she got more votes. I told her no. Then she says, girls always have to do more work. Yep. Brilliant kid.

JHan

(10,173 posts)
4. Gosh, she's sharp!
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 10:58 PM
Jan 2017

My niece couldn't stop crying, and looked like she was going to have a panic attack.

lostnfound

(16,138 posts)
6. If you're a 7 year old Caucasian kid...
Sun Jan 29, 2017, 12:47 AM
Jan 2017

Up until January, you had only known an African-American president. How cool is that!

From "the age of reason" (7) until 15, that's my kid... and it's one of the many reasons I feel so much love for the Obamas.

It was a great gift, to learn of the best part of America.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)
7. My nine-year old only knows a black president.
Sun Jan 29, 2017, 10:30 PM
Jan 2017

though she thinks of him as brown like her.

and young kids are generally terrified of Trump.

This is an interesting age, as she is just learning about our racial history this year, through visits to the new African-American museum in DC, and course content in school. We live in a highly diverse area, and this is the norm she grows up with.

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