Hurly - I totally agree. It would be awful, I wouldnt stomach it very well tbh. I get very defensive on my DSs behalf if I think kids wont play with him blah blah blah. (you didnt need to do the blah blah bit btw
But I stand my ground and say that if we dont discuss these things, how will people change? How then can you get alongside someone and encourage them to think differently. Threads like this will keep cropping up periodically, and the same offended will cry out and retaliate.
Its called education and encouraging someone to have a change of heart, and if that dont work, then least ways learn to be more tolerant - dont you think? what gives anyone the right to take acceptance to such things anyway? And someone did point out that years ago, a child with black skin would most definatley have been the minority in a class of white children. It would certainly have been the case in my school days. Was it right then? absolutely not, but it happened, and that poor child would have had to cope with it etc. But times have changed, people have changed. Its just that some people are still not 'used' to it, and need help.
Am I wrong to think this? I dont. This is a huge subject Hurly, and I doubt most us MNs have time to get into such deep profound subjects - especially with LOs round our ankles.
Sorry - I have to go but I do see your angle on things - I just differ with this particular case.