In what many has described as an epic
reply to conquer racism, this photo of a
young white girl, holding a black baby doll,
has gone viral on social.
The image was posted on Facebook by the
2-year-old’s mother, Brandi Benner, after
her daughter, Nick was called out by an
employee for not buying a white doll. Read
her post after the cut…
‘Nick and I told Sophia that after 1 whole
month of going poop on the potty, she could
pick out a special prize at Target,” Benner
wrote, in reference to her daughter Sophia,
who can be seen in the picture smiling from
ear to ear with her brand-new best friend.
‘She, of course, picked a new doll,” Benner
said. ‘While we were checking out, the
cashier asked Sophia if she was going to a
birthday party. We both gave her a blank
stare. She then pointed to the doll and
asked Sophia if she picked her out for a
friend. Sophia continued to stare blankly
and I let the cashier know that she was a
prize for Sophia being fully potty trained.
The woman gave me a puzzled look and
turned to Sophia and asked, ‘Are you sure
this is the doll you want, honey?’ Sophia
finally found her voice and said, ‘Yes,
please!’
To little Sophia Benner, there was nothing
different about her new black baby doll —
but the cashier apparently suggested that
she pick out another.
“She doesn’t look like you. We have lots of
other dolls that look more like you,’ the
woman told her mother.
Still, Sophia persisted.
‘Yes, she does. She’s a doctor like I’m a
doctor. And I’m a pretty girl and she’s a
pretty girl,’ the little girl replied, according to
her mom.
‘See her pretty hair? And see her
stethoscope?’
In response, the cashier simply said: ‘Oh,
that’s nice.’
‘This experience just confirmed my belief
that we aren’t born with the idea that color
matters,’ she said. ‘Skin comes in different
colors just like hair and eyes and every
shade is beautiful.”
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