Pretty White Boy Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast debates what to do when colorism affects how teachers treat your child.
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Episode Notes
On this week’s episode: Dan and Jamilah are joined by Laura Tisdel to answer listener questions. A mom wonders how to deal with the privilege disparity between her biracial black daughter and her white son after she noticed her son getting preferential treatment at day care. Plus, a mom asks about taking the fall for her daughter when her daughter feels uncomfortable standing up to a friend. For Slate Plus, the hosts talk about the parenting vices they won’t be giving up in 2020. Sign up for Slate Plus here.
Recommendations:
Laura recommends Rivers, Roads & Rails, a game where you collect pieces to make transportation pathways, plus Catherine Newman’s list of her favorite games.
Dan recommends Azul, a tile strategy game where you pretend to be building Portuguese tile art.
Jamilah recommends Surviving R. Kelly—Part II: The Reckoning on Lifetime.
Additional Reading:
The Color Complex by Kathy Russell, Midge Wilson, and Ronald Hall.
“In 2020, Skip Your Resolutions—Embrace a Vice” by Slate staff.
Join us on Facebook and email us at momanddad@slate.com to tell us what you thought of today’s show and give us ideas for what we should talk about in future episodes. Got questions that you’d like us to answer? Call and leave us a message at 424-255-7833.
Audio engineering by Merritt Jacob.
Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson.
