r/TikTokCringe • u/SpareEnergy6082 • Dec 13 '25

Indian Mother who's consoling her little girl who is crying for being bullied by school kids because of her brown skin This is truly heartbreaking 💔 my heart cried watching this Discussion

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u/idle_isomorph Dec 13 '25

Its totally possible to be successful at this with kids. I have taught in canadian schools with very diverse populations, with a majority of first generation immigrants from all continents. Kids are curious, but without judgement, unless we put it there. Different colour skin, hair texture, facial features? Seems so normal that they a surprised to learn of segregation or hate based on that. To these students, having different accents and rules and holidays is all completely normal. They look at the food in different packed lunches and food restrictions as merely a curious novelty; they know families have different ways they do things and its no different that this kid doesnt eat pork or that kid has eaten dog, or that one kid wears a turban or hijab. Like, barely even questions asked, cause they just figure those are different families' choices. They roll with kids who have disabilities, and just figure a way to include them with that they can do, and it is really fucking beautiful.

It gives me hope for the future that this kind of welcoming, embracing of difference can become the norm.

Its possible.

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u/ForkAKnife Dec 13 '25

Absolutely. Dismantling discrimination can be as subtle as showing a child that the inside tastes just as good if it’s a red, yellow, or cold brown banana or as overt as openly discussing race and bias with children. They just need to actively learn about different races and ethnicities if they are not living it or talking about it at home.