'Look at the black men.....'

said my 7 year old niece as we walked along in Dublin. I turned around in some trepidation ready to apologise ....

 

Innocence

 

x

 

Kids who'd have em

 

Hahahahahaha

 

Ours said worse at that age

 

Ours too. One of them suddenly started saying "bugger" over and over again in Tesco. "...bugger, bugger, bugger, bugger, bugger, bugger,"

 

I've been known to do that ......

 

This could be construed as terribly racist but its not intended to be, its more what innocent children say. When my sister and I were small we were on the bus with our mum. An Asian guy got on the bus and my sister was very curious as there werent that many asians around at the time. "Mummy" my sister said, "why is that man a funny colour", " thats because hes from a hot country and the sun makes your skin that colour" Mum replied. The guy turned around and smiled. "I see Mummy but why does he smell.." there was no getting back from that one. These were different times and no harm was meant - just a kid being a kid but hell was my mum embarassed and gushed with apologies.

Needless to say with that level of tact and diplomacy my sister became a copper!