Well, the internet blew up this week about the Korean mom whom everyone thought was the nanny. Here’s the lowdown on that video and other parenting meets race stories.
- First the story about the cute biracial kids interrupting the BBC video (Mashable)
- Next up, about people who incorrectly assumed his wife Jung-a Kim was the nanny (LA Times)
- The fantastic conversation about it on the I’m Not the Nanny Facebook page
- Why Mixed-Race Americans Will Not Save the Country (NPR)
- This Quiz Called “Who’s Your Token Asian?” Totally Nails The Struggles Asian Girls Face In The West (Buzzfeed)
- What Biracial People Know (New York Times)
- Colorblind isn’t the goal (Medium)
What parenting meets race stories have you read this week? Share in the comments.
I am a mixed race woman, with light skinned blond children- adults now. It always amazes me how innocently and unknowingly people reveal their biases when they have (and still do) ask me if I am ‘the mother’, ‘the nanny’ (when they were little) ‘are they all yours?’ and ‘do your children all have the same father?’
I have always felt that if they knew what they were saying, they would be horrified. In asking those questions, they have revealed, with transparency, the depth of their internalized stereotypes and prejudices.
Thanks for reading Yasmin. It’s frustrating, isn’t it? People that I’ve explained it too are usually shocked or embarrassed. Or confused.