A little girl is showing the internet that prejudice is learned, not inborn.
Brandi Benner brought her daughter, Sophia, to Target last week to get her a special gift. While they were there, Brandi learned a valuable lesson, thanks to the innocence of young Sophia.
In a Facebook post that has since gone viral, Brandi describes an exchange that Sophia had with the cashier who was apparently confused by her choice in dolls. Sophia, who is white, picked out a black doctor doll.
âThe woman gave me a puzzled look and turned to Sophia and asked, âAre you sure this is the doll you want, honey?'â Brandi said. âSophia finally found her voice and said, âYes, please!â The cashier replied, âBut she doesnât look like you. We have lots of other dolls that look more like you.'â
âSophia responded with, âYes, she does. Sheâs a doctor like Iâm a doctor. And Iâm a pretty girl and sheâs a pretty girl. See her pretty hair? And see her stethoscope?'â
The cashier backed down pretty quickly, according to Brandi.
âThis experience just confirmed my belief that we arenât born with the idea that color matters,â Brandi said. âSkin comes in different colors just like hair and eyes and every shade is beautiful.â
SOURCE: Yahoo!