Ocean informed me tonight that he's black. Though we've never discussed race and he has yet to ask questions about ethnicity. At any rate, the conversation went like this:
O: I'm black mommy.
Me: What?
O: I'm black.
Me: Did you just say you're black?
O: Mmm-hmmm.
Me: Awesome.
O: Yeah.
I don't think he had any idea what he was saying. But it was pretty awesome.
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that is the best conversation ever!!
I had a similar conversation with Jacob when he was 4 or 5. He had asked what God looked like and I said I wasn't exactly sure, and that I'm sure he looked different to different folks. Jacob thought about that and then very convincingly said "No, I'm pretty sure God's black."
I love it :)
Ethiopians are primarily orthodox Christians. When I traveled there, I was surprised to find that in their version, Jesus IS black.
The idea that he would have been blond with a tiny little Irish nose always was a bit ridiculous...
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