Sophia is only two years old but things are very clear. It is that children do not see in the toys the differences that for some adults are obvious. Children are not born with prejudices about race and gender.
Her mother took her to a department store to choose a doll as a prize for having left the diaper. The girl chose a black doll, a doctor to be more precise (seems to be the 'Doctor Toys'). When paying, the cashier told her to choose another doll that looked more like her (the girl is white and blue-eyed) to what the girl responded by giving an important lesson.
Her mother, Brandi Benner, posted what happened on her Facebook profile next to a picture of the girl with her black doll in her arms and a huge smile on her face with the following message:
“This experience has confirmed my belief that we are not born with the idea that color is important. The skin comes in different colors, just like hair and eyes, and all tones are beautiful. ”
"Are you sure you want this doll, honey?" The girl answered yes, and the cashier continued: “But you don't think so. We have many dolls that look more like you”.
The girl replied: “Yes we look alike. She is a doctor and I am a doctor. And I am a beautiful girl and she is a beautiful girl. Do you see her pretty hair? And his stethoscope?
The cashier did not expect that response from the girl and ended up admitting that she was right: "That's nice," he said.
As the mother said on CNN, the girl loves the cartoon series 'Doctor Toys', thanks to which she learned the word "stethoscope." The character has a magic stethoscope with which he gives life to his friends toys.
